Explain why you might decide not to take the test

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Explain why you might decide not to take the test

A rare genetic disease is discovered. Although only one in a million people are carriers; you consider getting screened. You are told that the test is good; it is 100% sensitive (it is always correct if you are a carrier) and 99.99% specific (it gives a false positive only 0.01% of the time). Explain why you might decide not to take the test.

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