When scientists first noticed that bats were dying, many different competing hypotheses were proposed. One hypothesis was that the white-nose syndrome (WNS) was a secondary infection caused by an underlying viral infection. Based on this alternate hypothesis, which of the following represents one or more possible predictions?

Question

When scientists first noticed that bats were dying, many different competing hypotheses were proposed. One hypothesis was that the white-nose syndrome (WNS) was a secondary infection caused by an underlying viral infection. Based on this alternate hypothesis, which of the following represents one or more possible predictions?
Correct Answer(s)
A contaminant is causing WNS in the bats.
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If WNS is a secondary infection, then bats exposed to the virus should develop WNS.
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If WNS is a secondary infection, then all WNS bats will be observed to have a viral infection.
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If a contaminant is the cause, then exposure will lead to WNS in the bats.

GPT 3.5 · Answer

Press Space to open If WNS is a secondary infection caused by a viral infection, then WNS should only occur in regions where the specific viral infection is present in the bat population.