How can epidemiologist differentiate between common-source and host-to-host epidemics based only on the incidence of disease?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Common-source epidemics result from a single contaminated source, which can be transmitted in any possible manner. Host-to-host epidemics result from person-to-person contact. Common-source epidemics usually involve a large population of individuals suddenly becoming ill, and host-to-host epidemics generally have a more gradual increase and decrease in the number of diseased individuals.

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Arrange the following in order from smallest to largest

A. Genome, gene, nucleotide, nucleoside B. Gene, nucleotide, genome , nucleoside C. Nucleoside, nucleotide, gene, genome D. Nucleotide, nucleoside, gene, genome E. Nucleoside, nucleotide, genome, gene

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In primary active transport, the carrier protein that transports a substance also hydrolyzes ATP to power the transport

directly.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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In his monohybrid crosses, Mendel deduced that one trait was recessive because _____

A. that trait was not present in the F1 and did not reappear in the F2 B. that trait was present in the F1 and in the F2 C. that trait was not present in the F1 and reappeared in the F2 D. that trait was present only in the parents E. that trait was present only in the F2

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