An Epidemiologist Wants to Know What Caused Severe Diarrhea and Vomiting

question 16

Multiple Choice

An epidemiologist wants to know what caused severe diarrhea and vomiting in several people at a local banquet. Which of the following principles is being applied in this situation?

• A) Descriptive epidemiology
• B) Analytic epidemiology
• C) Distribution
• D) Determinants

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