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by clammiestqasar » Sat Oct 02, 2010 1:27 pm
The number of new cases of tuberculosis diagnosed in Country X increased dramatically this year. The country's news media have speculated that the sharp increase in new cases is the result of the tuberculosis outbreak that occurred in neighboring Country Y last year. Health officials in Country X have therefore proposed that all visitors from Country Y must submit to a medical examination before entering Country X.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly suggests that the proposed medical examinations will NOT help curb the spread of tuberculosis in Country X?
A.Country Z, which also neighbors Country Y, has not experienced an increase in cases of tuberculosis.
B.Current medical technology is not capable of detecting all carriers of tuberculosis.
C.Country X does not have the resources to examine all visitors from Country Y.
D.Tuberculosis is not spread through human contact.
E.Citizens of Country Y will not travel to Country X if the proposal is implemented.

OA is D. But if infected people are entering the country X then the germs can spread in any way and not just by human contact?
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by shovan85 » Sat Oct 02, 2010 1:49 pm
I came down to B and D.
Though B weakens the context it is not weakening the proposed medical examinations help.

However D says human contact is not the cause. So there is something else which caused the outbreak in Y. And by submitting report and restricting people will certainly not help as the cause is not restricted.

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by ezhilkumarank » Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:27 pm
Couldn't agree more with shovan85. Option D it is.
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by abhi.genx7 » Sat Oct 02, 2010 10:31 pm
Looks like an easy one but has such a complicated logic