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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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A scientist is studying the characteristics of a newly discovered infectious disease in order to determine its features. He calculates the number of patients that develop the disease over several months and finds that on average 75 new patients become infected per month. Furthermore, he knows that the disease lasts on average 2 years before patients are either cured or die from the disease. If the population being studied consists of 7500 individuals, which of the following is the prevalence of the disease?
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