Point source epidemic tends to-: (A) Continue over one incubation period, (B) Produce multiple peaks in the epidemic curve, (C) Be explosive, (D) Tail gradually
Answer is C. .point source epidemic tends to be explosive,there is clustering of cases within a narrow interval of time.and all the cases develop within one incubation period of disease.when we consider the epidemic curve,it rises and falls rapidly with no secondary waves. ref:park&;s textbook ,22 nd edition,pg no 62