PLEASE HELP At the beginning of one week, a total of 12 people in a town had influenza. Two people were cured by the end of the week. Then, during the following week, three new people contracted the disease. Which statement is best supported by this information?
The incidence of the flu decreased by the end of the second week.
The incidence of the flu increased by the end of the second week.
The prevalence of the flu increased by the end of the second week.
The prevalence of the flu decreased by the end of the second week.

Which description best defines the nervous system and its two main branches? a: the message center of the body, split into the autonomic nervous system and the somatic nervous system b: the control panel of the body, split into the central nervous system and the exterior nervous system c: the message center of the body, split into the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system d: the control panel of the body, split into the brain and the spinal cord

A46-year-old man with a history of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia visits the physician for a routine followup. the patient's job involves a lot of travelling, and he admits to occasionally forgetting to take his medications with him when he travels. he complains of several episodes of chest pain in the past few months. the pain is sharp in nature, mainly over his lower chest and epigastrium, and tends to come on when walking. he believes these episodes are due to indigestion and has been taking antacids. there is a family history of heart disease, and his father died of a heart attack at age 48. on physical examination, his blood pressure is 150/80 mmhg and heart rate is 86/min. his lungs are clear to auscultation. cardiac auscultation reveals normal rate and rhythm, without rubs, gallops, or murmurs. there is no pedal oedema. he is sent for an exercise stress test. five minutes into the test, he develops st depression of 3mm in leads v1-v5. the st segment depression is greater than 0.12 seconds in duration and the stress test is stopped. which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management? - coronary angiography- holter monitor- no further tests are required- repeat stress test with thallium- upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

9. withdrawal occurs when alcohol is removed from the system after the brain a. adapted to the continued presence of alcohol b. become physically saturated with alcohol c. become impervious to the effects of alcohol d. begun to treat alcohol as a poison