Superbugs Kill India’s Babies
Dec. 08, 2014
Q: An epidemic which could have a global impact is killing tens of thousands of India's infants afflicted with bacterial infections that are resistant to most known antibiotics. Where is India on this map of Eurasia?
Circle the area on this map
Q: Nearly a third of the world’s newborn deaths occur in India. Which nation has the most infant deaths per 1,000 births?
A. Afghanistan
B. Burundi
C. Cambodia
D. India
Q: Like other nations with high infant mortality, India lacks proper sanitation for most of its people and bacterial infections are rampant. Which nation provides access to improved sanitation facilities for all of its people?
A. Sweden
B. Bulgaria
C. United States
D. All of the above
Q: Poor sanitation also has been blamed in India's high rate of childhood malnutrition. Which nation reports the lowest rate of underweight children under the age of 5?
A. Albania
B. Australia
C. Chile
D. United Sates
Q: India's long economic boom has done little to improve childhood malnutrition. India now has the world's third largest economy just behind . . .
A. Russia
B. Brazil
C. China
D. United States
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