Question

Medical education in the United States has focused almost exclusively on curative medicine, while preventive care has been given scant attention. This is misguided. Medical schools should invest as much time in teaching their students how to prevent illness as in teaching them how to cure it.
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above?
(A) Many contagious diseases can be prevented with vaccines.
(B) In 1988, for every three cents the United States spent on prevention, it spent 97 cents on curative treatment.
(C) The number of students enrolled in medical school is the highest it has ever been.
(D) More people die each year from disease than from accidental causes.
(E) As the population grows, the number of doctors in certain specialties has not been keeping pace.

Answer 1

The statement that strengthens the argument is that many contagious disease can be prevented with vaccines

Explanation:

Once the person is infected the measure must be taken properly to treat the person, isolate them and give them the necessary vaccination and more knowledge must be given to people on the preventive measures

Vaccination is the best method that prevents the disease from being spread and hence proper vaccination must be ensured to the infected person and so this statement is true compared to the other statements