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| Q. |
How do mutations in disease-causing organisms contribute to epidemics? |
| A. | Mutations weaken the disease-causing organisms. |
| B. | Mutations can make diseases more contagious or resistant to treatments. |
| C. | Mutations only occur in viruses, not bacteria or other pathogens. |
| D. | Mutations are always predictable, making it easy to develop treatments. |
| Answer» B. Mutations can make diseases more contagious or resistant to treatments. | |
| Explanation: Mutations can lead to new strains of diseases that are more contagious, more deadly, or resistant to existing treatments, making them harder to control and more likely to cause epidemics. | |
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