Multiple choice

Which one of the following is a pandemic disease?

  1. Amoebic dysentery

  2. Hepatitis

  3. Filariasis

  4. Influenza
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Explanation

Influenza has caused several pandemics throughout history, including the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, 1957 Asian flu, 1968 Hong Kong flu, and 2009 H1N1 pandemic. Amoebic dysentery, Hepatitis, and Filariasis are important diseases but are classified as endemic or epidemic, not pandemic.

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