1: Because the agent in the movie Contagion was new and unknown virus the investigation had to be quick and complete. Therefore, the purpose of the investigation was centered on finding the threat to the population, eliminating it, and to prevent it from recurring again.1
2: When Beth showed up dead with the brain-eating MEV-1 virus, it was actively investigated and information was gathered from the world over, and it was established from case-count reports from another source that several others in different parts of the world were dying or ill with similar symptoms. Therefore, once the disease is no longer localized but is dispersed in several places in large numbers,1 it is safe to establish an epidemic does exists.
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3:When Beth succumbed to the deadly infectious disease caused by the MEV-1 virus, which was unknown at that time, it sends an alarm among the public health world immediately after it was discovered during the autopsy. One of the petrified doctors asked, “What should I do?” “Actually, I want you to stay away from the table.” Replied the other doctor as he takes a closer look. “Call everyone!”2 He bellows!
This was a relatively new observation of the two doctors conducting the autopsy; consequently, they had to share this to see if anyone had any information about it. It was later found out to be an emergent virus and the entire public health world was dumbfounded as to the discovery. There were no data available, except for cause count that were growing at an alarming rate. There were investigators visiting several places, conducting interviews with patients, communicating with top officials, and conducting laboratory experiments in order to control and prevent the spread of this dreaded disease inflicting