Physicians Are Required to Report New Cases of Gonorrhea to the CDC

question 43

Multiple Choice

Physicians are required to report new cases of gonorrhea to the CDC, whereas new cases of genital herpes are not notifiable.Evaluate the statements below and choose which statement best represents why some diseases are reportable and others are not.

• A)Gonorrhea is treatable with antibiotics and therefore may develop resistance; genital herpes is not treatable with antibiotics.
• B)Genital herpes is less deadly than gonorrhea.
• C)Gonorrhea is more contagious than genital herpes.
• D)Gonorrhea affects certain populations and geographic areas, whereas genital herpes does not.

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Definitions:

Inference Forms

Patterns or templates of reasoning that show the logical connection between premises and conclusion.

MP

An abbreviation that could refer to Modus Ponens, a logical form where from premises of the form "If P, then Q" and "P", it's concluded that "Q".

MT

Another term for Modus Tollens, it is the form of logical argument implying the inverse of a conclusion based on the negation of its consequence.

HS

An abbreviation often referring to Hypothetical Syllogism, a logical argument form using two conditional statements to deduce a conclusion.