1 point. Regarding chronic disease, which of the following statements is TRUE? Prior to the SARS.CoV-2 pandemic, influenza/pneumonia was the only infectious disease in the top ten causes of death in the US. each year Intermediate risk factors are permanent physiological changes that indicate a condition is irreversible The United States does better than all afluent industrialized countries on most indicators of population health, inctuding life span Heart disease and cancer are important chronic diseases with unique sets of risk factors, making it difficult to promote prevention of both A 2 points .