Children and the Elderly Tend to Be at Higher Risk

Children and the elderly tend to be at higher risk of disease than healthy adults. What effect might this have on population growth rates?

A) Disease tends to slow the population growth rate.
B) Disease limited to children or the elderly would tend to increase growth rate.
C) Disease limited to children or the elderly would not tend to affect present growth rate, but might affect the rate in the future.
D) Disease limited to children or the elderly would tend to slow growth rate in the future.
E) Disease does not affect population growth rate.