Why Is the Data from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance

question 18

Multiple Choice

Why is the data from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) not absolutely accurate?

• A)A great deal of data is lost en route from physician to NNDSS.
• B)Computer operators do not always enter data accurately.
• C)Not all cases of such diseases are managed or are reported.
• D)Not all physicians know or obey the law to report cases to the NNDSS.

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Definitions:

Bilateral Contract

An agreement involving two parties where each promises to perform an act in exchange for the other's act.

Unilateral Contract

A contract where one party makes a promise in exchange for an act by another party, which upon performance, binds the first party to its promise.

Promissory Estoppel

A law that stops someone from going back on a commitment they've made to another if the second party has trusted this promise to their own disadvantage.

Promissory Estoppel

A judicial doctrine that forbids a party from revoking an assurance given to another party if the recipient has legitimately acted on that promise to their detriment.