Over time, the relationship between a pathogen and a naà¯ve susceptible population tends towards

A) the extinction of the host.
B) the extinction of the pathogen.
C) a balance between host and pathogen such that both are maintained.
D) the extinction of either the host or the pathogen.


Answer: C

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