One Model for the Spread of an Epidemic Is That

question 22

Multiple Choice

One model for the spread of an epidemic is that the rate of spread is jointly proportional to the number of infected people and the number of uninfected people. In an isolated town of inhabitants, people have a disease at the beginning of the week and have it at the end of the week. How long does it take for of the population to be infected?

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Definitions:

Fibroblasts

Cells in connective tissue that produce collagen and other fibers.

Collagen

The primary structural protein in the extracellular space in the various connective tissues of the body.

Capillaries

Tiny blood vessels between arteries and veins where oxygen, nutrients, and wastes are exchanged between blood and tissues.

Basal Lamina

A thin, fibrous layer of extracellular matrix that underlies the epithelium and separates it from underlying connective tissue.