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SSC Geography QUESTION #6322
Question 1
The epidemiological transition model describes a shift from:
  • Infectious diseases to chronic degenerative diseases as primary causes of death✔️
  • High mortality to low mortality societies
  • Rural to urban disease patterns
  • Communicable to non-communicable disease dominance
Correct Answer Explanation
Abdel Omran's epidemiological transition model describes the shift from infectious/parasitic diseases (pestilence and famine stage) to chronic degenerative diseases as primary mortality causes, parallel to the demographic transition.