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What is the primary reason to investigate an outbreak?
What is the primary reason to investigate an outbreak?
- Evaluate existing prevention strategies
- Identify the source and eliminate it (correct)
- Develop strategies to prevent future outbreaks
- Collecting and testing environmental samples
When deciding whether to investigate an outbreak, what should be considered?
When deciding whether to investigate an outbreak, what should be considered?
- Distribution of healthcare facilities
- Severity of illness (correct)
- Effectiveness of control measures
- Quality of environmental samples
What is a vital part of outbreak investigation?
What is a vital part of outbreak investigation?
- Establishing existence of an outbreak
- Developing hypotheses
- Collecting and testing environmental samples (correct)
- Performing descriptive epidemiology
Which step involves verifying the diagnosis during an outbreak investigation?
Which step involves verifying the diagnosis during an outbreak investigation?
What should guide the collection of environmental samples during an outbreak investigation?
What should guide the collection of environmental samples during an outbreak investigation?
What is one of the 10 steps of an outbreak investigation?
What is one of the 10 steps of an outbreak investigation?
What defines an outbreak?
What defines an outbreak?
What is the purpose of establishing the existence of an outbreak in an investigation?
What is the purpose of establishing the existence of an outbreak in an investigation?
What does the construction of a case definition involve?
What does the construction of a case definition involve?
What information should be included in a line list during an outbreak investigation?
What information should be included in a line list during an outbreak investigation?
What is the purpose of performing descriptive epidemiology during an outbreak investigation?
What is the purpose of performing descriptive epidemiology during an outbreak investigation?
What can epi curves suggest in an outbreak investigation?
What can epi curves suggest in an outbreak investigation?
What does a point-source epi curve suggest in an outbreak investigation?
What does a point-source epi curve suggest in an outbreak investigation?
What is the purpose of developing hypotheses during an outbreak investigation?
What is the purpose of developing hypotheses during an outbreak investigation?
What do epi curves represent in an outbreak investigation?
What do epi curves represent in an outbreak investigation?
When constructing a case definition, what factor does 'place' refer to?
When constructing a case definition, what factor does 'place' refer to?
