DIRECTIONS for the question: Fill in the blank with the right options provided.
Iodine deficiency is endemic in these remote mountain regions; however, it is no longer ____ in the lowlands where iodized salt is available.
A)
unusual
B)
sporadic
C)
absurd
D)
prevalent
E)
controlled
D
‘However’ indicates the need for an opposite. Therefore, we say that the deficiency is endemic (commonly found) in the mountains; however, it is no longer prevalent (common) in the lowlands.
(sporadic = not continuous; eradicated = wiped out)
