If You Create an Epidemic Curve for an Outbreak and See

question 4

Multiple Choice

If you create an epidemic curve for an outbreak and see that there are multiple peaks in the number of infections over time, indicating the disease is spreading from person to person, what type of outbreak has occurred?

• A) Point source
• B) Propagated
• C) Continuous source
• D) Vector-borne

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Definitions:

Surveillance Strategy

A plan or approach designed to systematically monitor activities or behaviors, often for the purpose of gathering information, ensuring security, or enforcing policies.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut where the likelihood of something is judged based on how similar it is to a typical case.

Confirmation Bias

The propensity to seek out, interpret, prefer, and remember data in a manner that validates one's already established beliefs or theories.

Mental Set

A tendency to approach a problem in one particular way, often a way that has been successful in the past.