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Global Epidemiology Basics

Epidemiology

A collection of entry-level geographical and historical facts regarding global disease distribution and health records.

geography science health history

12 Questions Easy Ages 5+ Aug 24, 2026

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1 In which city is the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) located?

A London
B Geneva
C New York
D Tokyo

2 Smallpox is the only human disease to have been officially declared eradicated. In what year was this global declaration made?

A 1980
B 1995
C 1970
D 2005

3 Which continent is home to the vast majority of the world's malaria cases according to global health statistics?

A Europe
B South America
C Africa
D Australia

4 The 1918 influenza pandemic is historically referred to by which name, despite its global spread?

A The Spanish Flu
B The Asian Flu
C The Russian Flu
D The Hong Kong Flu

5 Which country is currently the only one where wild poliovirus type 1 remains endemic?

A India
B Pakistan
C Brazil
D Canada

6 What is the name of the organization that tracks disease outbreaks globally and is based in the United States?

A NASA
B UNICEF
C CDC
D UNESCO

7 Which tropical disease is transmitted to humans primarily by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are prevalent in South America?

A Cholera
B Dengue fever
C Tetanus
D Diabetes

8 Which major river in South Asia is frequently associated with historical outbreaks of cholera?

A Amazon
B Ganges
C Nile
D Danube

9 What is the primary language used in official reports by the World Health Organization?

A French
B Spanish
C English
D Mandarin

10 Which island nation was famously declared free of malaria in 2015 by the WHO?

A Sri Lanka
B Japan
C Iceland
D Cuba

11 The 'Great Plague' that killed approximately a quarter of the population of Europe in the 14th century is known as:

A The Black Death
B The Great Influenza
C The Cholera Outbreak
D The Yellow Fever

12 Which country recorded the first human cases of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019?

A China
B Italy
C USA
D France

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