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Critical Thinking 6 Chapters 12-15

Critical Thinking 6 Chapters 12-15

Q Critical Thinking 6 25 points Name: Use short answer format to answer questions all questions are worth 1 point unless otherwise stated. 1. On Saturday and Sunday 30 individuals from Tennessee and 49 individuals from Kansas were admitted to hospitals with severe gastritis. As the normal amount of these cases is usually only 10-20 casa within these regions epidemiologists from the state’s health departments were brought in to investigate. a. What are two questions that epidemiologists need to ask the patients? b. Based on the above information would this outbreak constitute being classified as a pandemic? Why/why not?c. Was the transmission direct or indirect?d. What type of epidemic would be indicated in this case? a. What is a likely portal of entry for this infection?

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What are the causes of gastritis? What is the prognosis for people who are suffering from gastritis? Yes, since there is generally a range of 10 - 20 people, although there was a substantial increase of several hundred throughout this period. It was found that all but 5 of the individuals hospitalized had eaten at local Cole I chain restaurants between Thursday and Sunday evenings. Furthermore, of the 79 that had eaten at the restaurants 70 of those had all eaten some form of hamburger at the restaurants? The hamburger tested positive for E. coli O157:H7 which was also isolated from patients. The restaurants were closed on Monday and only a few additional causes were reported on Tuesday.