In the movie "Contagion", one person who has become infected with a recombinant pathogenic virus spreads it to a large number of people with whom she comes into contact.Those people then spread it to others, and, before you know it, the disease has spread all over the world.This is an example of a _______ epidemic.

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The scenario described in the question fits the definition of a propagated epidemic, where the disease spreads from person to person through direct or indirect contact. A point-source epidemic refers to a sudden outbreak of disease among individuals who have all been exposed to a single source of infection, while a common-source epidemic involves exposure to a contaminated common source of infection. Endemic refers to a disease that is constantly present in a particular population or region.

In the Movie "Contagion", One Person Who Has Become Infected