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Froggie wrote:The following is a list that shows how many cases of a food borne illness there was and when.

9/22/15 0 cases
9/23/15 3 cases
9/24/15 18 cases
9/25/15 4 cases
9/26/15 0 cases

What kind of epidemic is this?
(Did I word that correctly enough?)

Is this a point-source epidemic?

Birdmusic wrote:

Froggie wrote:The following is a list that shows how many cases of a food borne illness there was and when.

9/22/15 0 cases
9/23/15 3 cases
9/24/15 18 cases
9/25/15 4 cases
9/26/15 0 cases

What kind of epidemic is this?
(Did I word that correctly enough?)

Answer (Click to Show Hidden Text)

Is this a point-source epidemic?

Birdmusic wrote:(Happy Halloween!)

Name the infectious agent that causes TSEs and one type of food you can find them in.

Prions, can be found in venison (deer meat)

Nano1llus10n wrote:

Birdmusic wrote:(Happy Halloween!)

Name the infectious agent that causes TSEs and one type of food you can find them in.

Answer (Click to Show Hidden Text)

Prions, can be found in venison (deer meat)

Nano1llus10n wrote:1. What is the winter vomiting bug?
2. How would you diagnose it?
3. What are the treatments?

Knyte_Xjn wrote:

Nano1llus10n wrote:1. What is the winter vomiting bug?
2. How would you diagnose it?
3. What are the treatments?

1. The winter vomiting bug is norovirus.
2. Polymerase chain reaction assays are used to diagnose it.
3. Treatments generally focus on the mitigation of symptoms rather than the elimination of the infection. They provide measures to manage dehydration and mitigate symptoms using antiemetics.