Disease Detectives B/C

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Disease Detectives B/C

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Thought I would start the Disease Detectives marathon!

Here's something easy:

Give an example of a possible chain of infection for salmonella.
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rsangwan36979 wrote: September 25th, 2019, 3:18 pm Thought I would start the Disease Detectives marathon!

Here's something easy:

Give an example of a possible chain of infection for salmonella.
Agent: Salmonella spp.
Reservoir: a animal serving as a carrier
Portal of Exit: animal excreta
Mode of Transmission: improperly cooked food
Portal of Entry: ingestion of infected food
Susceptible Host: a person (possibly immunocompromised, very old, or very young)
"Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you." Matthew 5:11-12

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Tailsfan101 wrote: October 6th, 2019, 4:15 pm
rsangwan36979 wrote: September 25th, 2019, 3:18 pm Thought I would start the Disease Detectives marathon!

Here's something easy:

Give an example of a possible chain of infection for salmonella.
Agent: Salmonella spp.
Reservoir: a animal serving as a carrier
Portal of Exit: animal excreta
Mode of Transmission: improperly cooked food
Portal of Entry: ingestion of infected food
Susceptible Host: a person (possibly immunocompromised, very old, or very young)
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disease: 2/3/23
widi: 7/2/5
2019 - regs/states/nats
disease: 2/1/8
heredity: 1/5/1
widi: -/5/14
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A hypothetical outbreak of cholera occurs in Sciolyville, NC. Some attendees of a picnic on an afternoon on May 17, 2020 were reported experiencing symptoms of diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration. It was later reported that water served at the picnic had come from a nearby river. The following data was collected on six potential cases that attended the picnic:

--------Initials---Onset----Diagnosis----Diarrhea? --Vomiting?--Dehydration?--Lab testing
  • ES-----May 18----cholera--------yes-----------no--------------yes----------pending
  • BR-----May 17-----none------------no----------no--------------yes-----------positive
  • PK-----May 18-----cholera--------no-----------yes-------------yes-----------not done
  • GH-----May 19----cholera--------yes-----------no--------------no------------negative
  • LF------May 18----cholera--------yes----------yes-------------yes-----------pending
  • ZY------May 17-----none----------yes-----------no-------------yes-----------positive
Write a case definition for this outbreak, then list all six potential cases as either confirmed, probable, or possible.
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"Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you." Matthew 5:11-12

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