Disease impoed into a country in which they otherwise do not occur is known as?
Correct Answer: Exotic disease
Description: Examples include Rabies in the UK, Epidemic Polyahritis in visitors to Fiji due to the Ross River virus(an alphavirus), presumed to have been introduced by mosquitoes harboured in the aircraft. Ref: 25th edition, Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, Page no. 101
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