2. Mr. Montemayor, a 45-year old businessman who just arrived from Hongkong 3 days ago,was beginning to feel body pains, cold sweats and chills. He immediately went to thehospital to have himself examined. He was informed that he was one of the many patientswho have been confined. The hospital and also several neighboring healthcare facilitieswere alarmed of the sudden increase in cases of flu. As a result, the health authoritiesconducted an investigation and found out that people who were confined boarded the sameflight as Mr. Montemayor. The relevant data regarding the flight are given.Number of peopleNumber of the population whomanifested signs andsymptoms6 adults, 7 childrenPassengersPopulation who sat inaisles ABC30Population who sat inaisles HJK2610 adults, 9 children4318 adults, 11 childrenPopulation who sat in DEFGPopulation who boarded atthe stopoverFlight crew (Flight attendants,Pilots)83 adults2 adultsA. Compute for the attack rate for every populationB. What population of passengers is mostly related to the incidence of flu? Justify your answer

Attack Rate: The attack rate in epidemiology is the percentage of an at-risk group that catches the…

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