'Epidemics' Are More Likely to Form in Which of the Following

question 22

Multiple Choice

'Epidemics' are more likely to form in which of the following kinds of populations and why?

• A) large populations, because there are more people to support the transmission of disease
• B) large populations, because they have multiple links between people
• C) small populations, because each person is more likely to come in contact with the disease
• D) small populations, because the disease needs to infect only a few people to infect the whole population
• E) small populations, because disease is more fatal in small groups

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