Question

By the end of the round 3 of the handshaking activity in the Epidemiology Lab, eight people are infected (of the twenty four people in your section). What would be the infection rate at the end of the round 4, assuming no one was infected more than once?

a. (8/24) x 100%
b. (14/24) x 100%
c. (15/24) x 100%
d. (16/24) x 100%
e. (24/24) x 100%

Answer 1

d. (16/24) * 100%

Explanation:

The infection rate =( Number of infected people/ total number of people) * 100%

After the end of round 3

Infection rate = (8/24)*100%

After the end of round 4, since no one is infected more than once

Infection rate = 2* (8/24)*100%

Infection rate = (16/24) * 100%