A Nurse Is Concerned About a Recent Outbreak of Measles

question 27

Multiple Choice

A nurse is concerned about a recent outbreak of measles in a group of migrant workers. How would the nurse explain the concept of an outbreak to a new staff member?

• A) The disease spreads and affects a large number of the population worldwide
• B) Exposure to a specific stressor or cause is most likely to bring on the disease
• C) It is a steady presence of a disease in a defined geographical area
• D) New cases of a disease are more than the normal occurrence during a given time period

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