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public health implications
public health implicagations quiz
outbreak rubric
interagency communications
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background research
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1D OUTBREAK RUBRIC: LAB PROFESSIONAL

You received three stool specimens of bloody diarrhea, one peritoneal fluid specimen and are prepared to receive cultures from three acute abdomen cases in the operating room. Score this situation in terms of the likelihood that there is a more widespread, public health problem.

Risk Factors to Consider
Number of Cases:
One case = 1 point
Two cases = 2 points
> Two cases = 3 points
Severity of Diseases:
Mild, self-limiting symptoms = 1 point
High risk of dehydration = 2 points
High risk of systemic illness = 3 points
Potential Link between Cases:
Highly unlikely = 0 point
Low likelihood = 1 point
High likelihood = 2 points
Your Total:



Interpretation: 4 low concern for public health problem
  5 - intermediate concern
  6 - high concern