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To determine:
The epidemic that affected the more people during the first three days.
Introduction:
In epidemiology, patterns of disease can be studied along with the effect of disease on the health of the people. It can also study the way through which disease is transmitted from one individual to another and the mode of disease.
To explain:
The short time course for the red epidemic area.
Introduction:
Epidemiology is the study that involves the way through which disease occurs in different groups of people and in different areas. In the given graph, both the red disease and blue disease are not treatable.
To determine:
The reason why the blue epidemic longer lasting.
Introduction:
When a disease occurs at a higher frequency for a given population, it is called an epidemic.
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