Some epidemiologists are not convinced they are seeing a stage 5 in the epidemiologic transition. What counterargument do these researchers offer?
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Responses
A stage 5 epidemiologic transition could only occur after all countries on Earth have reached stage 4.
Recent pandemics represent temporary setbacks, while disease control has improved significantly in the last century.
A stage 5 epidemiologic transition would consist of increasing incidence of lifestyle related diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Recent increases in infant mortality suggest many countries are shifting back to stage 1 epidemiologic transition.
There are regions experiencing NIR, which can only be achieved once a country enters stage 5.
A stage 5 epidemiologic transition could only occur after all countries on Earth have reached stage 4.
The counterargument offered by these researchers is that a stage 5 epidemiologic transition could only occur after all countries on Earth have reached stage 4.
The counterargument that some researchers offer to the idea of seeing a stage 5 in the epidemiologic transition is the following:
Recent pandemics represent temporary setbacks, while disease control has improved significantly in the last century.
To get to this counterargument, you can analyze the options given and eliminate those that do not pertain to it.
Option 1 states that a stage 5 epidemiologic transition could only occur after all countries on Earth have reached stage 4. This does not directly address the counterargument.
Option 3 suggests that a stage 5 epidemiologic transition would consist of increasing incidence of lifestyle-related diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. While this option provides information about what a stage 5 may look like, it does not address the counterargument.
Option 4 indicates that recent increases in infant mortality suggest many countries are shifting back to stage 1 of the epidemiologic transition. Again, this option does not directly address the counterargument.
Option 5 mentions that there are regions experiencing NIR (natural increase rate), which can only be achieved once a country enters stage 5. This does not directly pertain to the counterargument.
By process of elimination, we can conclude that the counterargument is option 2:
Recent pandemics represent temporary setbacks, while disease control has improved significantly in the last century.