Question

Lyme disease used to be geographically restricted to the northeastern United States but has since soread significantly. This makes Lyme disease an example of

a) a progressive virus
b) a bacteriophage
c) an emerging disease
d) a retrovirus

Answer 1

I would say C., an emerging disease.

Answer 2

(C). an emerging disease.

Step-by-step explanation:

Emerging disease can be defined as a disease, which has recently infected people of a population or disease whose geographic range or incidences are rapidly increasing in the near future.

Previously, Lyme disease was geographically restricted to to the north-east United States, but now it is spreading significantly to the other regions. This makes it an example of an emerging disease.

Thus, the correct answer is option (C).