Disease Detectives B/C Question Marathon

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Here's another question.
At a Marriott hotel in Seattle, Washington, multiple guests developed a headache and a severe fever. This occurred in late December 2002. Later, the disease was identified as X. pseudonymous. Please write a case definition.

Multiple guests at a Marriott hotel in Seattle, Washington who had onset of headache and severe fever in late December of 2002, were identified with the disease X. pseudonymous.

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Correct! Your turn...

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Now for a review of different disease transmissions:
Define vertical, horizontal, and iatrogenic transmission.

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Vertical (Click to Show Hidden Text)

infection passed directly from mother to embryo

Horizontal (Click to Show Hidden Text)

infection passed between members of same species, [b]Not[/b]in parent-child relationship

Iatrogenic (Click to Show Hidden Text)

transmission of infection due to medical procedures

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That's correct! For horizontal transmission, just remember that it's transmitted from one individual to another in the same generation.
Your turn.

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How are prospective and retrospective related to a cohort study? Please hide your answers!