Use the information about two diseases to answer the question.

Question

Disease A: rare and contained in a small geographic region
Disease B: has affected people in several U.S. states, more cases than expected
Which statement about these diseases is correct?

(1 point)
Responses

There was an epidemic of disease A and an outbreak of disease B.

There was an outbreak of disease A and an epidemic of disease B.

There was an epidemic of disease A and a pandemic of disease B.

There was an outbreak of disease A and a pandemic of disease B.

Answer 1

To determine the correct statement about the diseases:

• Disease A is described as rare and contained in a small geographic region, which suggests that it has not spread widely enough to be considered an epidemic.
• Disease B has affected people in several U.S. states and shows more cases than expected, indicating that it is widespread and has affected a larger population than normal, which aligns with the definition of an epidemic.

Given this information, the correct statement is:

There was an outbreak of disease A and an epidemic of disease B.