Disease Detectives B/C Question Marathon

[inluvwyth_WANTED]

Um...(I looked it up so I don't know if it is cheating) (Click to Show Hidden Text)

A new strain of Ebola that is causing an outbreak?

[Fyren]

Going to post a question to keep the marathon going!

List four ways to implement control/prevention measures and communicate findings for a MERS outbreak if a known source is tourists who recently visited the Middle East.

[Alecroyer]

List two advantages and two disadvantages of cohort studies.

My answer (Click to Show Hidden Text)

advantages: most accurate, good measure of exposure
disadvantages: time consuming and expensive.

The advantage is its easy to evaluate the unusual risk factors while disadvantage is its time consuming.

[hmath729]

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.

[hmath729]

To quote goofyfoofer, "This marathon is going inactive!!!"
Real classy...

[mkb14954]

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.

[hmath729]

Correct! Your turn...

[mkb14954]

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

[hmath729]

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

[mkb14954]

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