Q6.3. A disease has been introduced to a population of 1,000

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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 R₁ for this disease to answer the question.) Use the dropdowns below to complete your answer. The disease is __to cause an epidemic because Ro is than 1.0.