Recently Zika virus has been in the news, with many cases in Central and South America and increasing numbers of cases in the southern United States. Five years ago this virus was essentially unheard of in these areas. This is an example of

A. a pandemic.
B. an endemic virus.
C. an emerging infectious disease.
D. genetic recombination.


Answer: C

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