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j.rubin

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During an epidemiological transition, __________.
 
  a. drugs prolong the lives of sufferers, thereby affecting the disease's prevalence rate
  b. a highly contagious disease spreads rapidly, increasing its incidence rate
  c. patterns of disease and mortality change as societies become more complex
  d. a population becomes immune to particular diseases, such as smallpox

Question 2

Prevalence rate is a function of both incidence and __________.
 
  a. death rate
  b. incidence rate
  c. population size
  d. duration


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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: c


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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