When an Outbreak Is Suspected,all the Following Steps Are Taken

question 29

Multiple Choice

When an outbreak is suspected,all the following steps are taken in investigating that event EXCEPT:

• A) Establish a case definition.
• B) Confirm that an outbreak exists.
• C) Immediately treat all persons involved with appropriate antibiotic.
• D) Establish an epidemiologic curve

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Definitions:

Principal

In legal and financial contexts, the original sum of money loaned or invested, before interest; in agency, the person or entity who authorizes an agent to act on their behalf.

Specific Authority

Power or permission given to an agent for specific tasks or transactions on behalf of the principal.

Necessarily Incidental

Activities or actions that are not central but are unavoidably part of or related to accomplishing a main activity or goal.

Borrow Money

The act of receiving funds from another party with the promise to return the principal amount along with potential interest.