An Index Case Is

question 6

Multiple Choice

An index case is

• A) an epidemiologic curve for a particular pathogen.
• B) the last case described in an outbreak.
• C) the first case described in an outbreak.
• D) the case where the number of infections with a particular organism rises above the baseline.

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