Question

Leprosy is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. In ancient times, it spread throughout China, Egypt, India, and Western Europe. Which best describes the spread of this bacterium?

A.
The bacterium caused a pandemic.

B.
The bacterium infected people quickly.

C.
The bacterium caused a local epidemic infection.

D.
The bacterium caused mild infection, only sporadically.

Answer 1

Based on the fact that leprosy spread across several nations, we can say that A. The bacterium caused a pandemic.

What is a pandemic?

This refers to when a disease that was an epidemic, spreads to other continents or to a larger area.

Leprosy spread from China (Asia) to Egypt (Africa) and Western Europe. This means that the bacterium that caused it, caused a pandemic.

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