Question

question 34 (2 points)
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on average in recent decades, each year there are more new cases of ______ than any other major infectious disease, and more people die of ______ each year than due to any other infectious disease.
malaria, malaria
malaria, tuberculosis
aids, tuberculosis
aids, malaria
tuberculosis, aids

Explanation:

AIDS has had a high number of new - cases and deaths in recent decades compared to other major infectious diseases like malaria and tuberculosis. Malaria and tuberculosis also cause significant morbidity and mortality, but AIDS has been a major global health issue in recent decades in terms of new cases and deaths.

Answer:

AIDS, AIDS (though not exactly in the given options as presented, but the most accurate based on real - world data in recent decades. If we assume a mis - typing and consider the first blank and second blank should be the same, the closest in terms of real - world prevalence of new cases and deaths is AIDS). Among the given options, there is no correct match as presented, but if we consider the general trend of new cases and deaths of infectious diseases in recent decades, AIDS is a major one. If we have to choose from the given options, none of them are completely correct based on the statement's requirement of the same disease in both blanks. However, if we ignore the requirement of the same disease in both blanks and just consider the general high - impact infectious diseases, AIDS has had a high number of new cases and deaths. So, if forced to choose, the closest might be AIDS, malaria as AIDS typically has a high number of new cases and malaria has significant mortality, but this is still not an ideal answer as per the question's strict interpretation).