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Q6.3. A disease has been introduced to a population of 1,000 susceptible people. Infected people are contagious for about 3 days, and the overall rate of transmission between susceptible and infected people is 0.0002 (per day). Based on this information, is the disease likely to cause an epidemic? Why or why not? (Hint: Calculate $R_0$ for this disease to answer the question.) Use the dropdowns below to complete your answer. The disease is to cause an epidemic because $R_0$ is than 1.0. Reset Submit Q6.4. You are studying a population of wild coyotes and notice that every three years there is an epidemic of a bacterial disease. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for this periodic cycling of the disease? New coyotes, which are susceptible to the disease, are continuously born into the population. Coyotes are dying from other causes over time. During an outbreak, the proportion of coyotes who are infected slowly falls as they recover. Coyotes from other populations who have already been infected and recovered from the disease immigrate into the study population.

          Q6.3. A disease has been introduced to a population of 1,000 susceptible people. Infected people
are contagious for about 3 days, and the overall rate of transmission between susceptible and
infected people is 0.0002 (per day). Based on this information, is the disease likely to cause an
epidemic? Why or why not? (Hint: Calculate $R_0$ for this disease to answer the question.)
Use the dropdowns below to complete your answer.
The disease is
to cause an epidemic because $R_0$ is
than 1.0. Reset
Submit
Q6.4. You are studying a population of wild coyotes and notice that every three years there is an
epidemic of a bacterial disease. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for this
periodic cycling of the disease?
New coyotes, which are susceptible to the disease, are continuously born into the population.
Coyotes are dying from other causes over time.
During an outbreak, the proportion of coyotes who are infected slowly falls as they recover.
Coyotes from other populations who have already been infected and recovered from the disease
immigrate into the study population.

Q6.3. A disease has been introduced to a population of 1,000 susceptible people. Infected people
are contagious for about 3 days, and the overall rate of transmission between susceptible and
infected people is 0.0002 (per day). Based on this information, is the disease likely to cause an
epidemic? Why or why not? (Hint: Calculate R0 for this disease to answer the question.)
Use the dropdowns below to complete your answer.
The disease is
to cause an epidemic because R0 is
than 1.0. Reset
Submit
Q6.4. You are studying a population of wild coyotes and notice that every three years there is an
epidemic of a bacterial disease. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for this
periodic cycling of the disease?
New coyotes, which are susceptible to the disease, are continuously born into the population.
Coyotes are dying from other causes over time.
During an outbreak, the proportion of coyotes who are infected slowly falls as they recover.
Coyotes from other populations who have already been infected and recovered from the disease
immigrate into the study population.

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