Which of the following is not a reason why infectious diseases like malaria and HIV/AIDS often hamper economic development?

The question asks which choice is not a reason infectious diseases hamper economic development. Caregivers may miss work, governments may shift tax money to health care, and sick people may have difficulty working and earning income. Those effects can slow development. Rising life expectancy is generally a sign of improved health, not a way these diseases hamper development, so the correct choice is A, “Life expectancy begins to rise.”

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