SCENARIO: You are working for a foreign government that has had a disease epidemic in a certain region of their country, leading to the deaths of three million children. The disease is spread by mosquitoes, and the only quick and sure way to stop the epidemic is to spray Chemical H on the jungle environments where the mosquitoes live. Spraying the chemical will lead to environmental issues for 20 years.

Explain how biostatistics and your knowledge of biostatistics might inform how you address the situation.