If a Large Statewide or Worldwide Epidemic Occurs,one of the Major

question 24

Multiple Choice

If a large statewide or worldwide epidemic occurs,one of the major difficulties is:

• A) Collecting and transporting specimens from people who live out of state or around the world
• B) Determining what organism is causing the outbreak
• C) Arranging to get all the people with the infections to come back to the main area of the outbreak for an extended period
• D) Making sure enough media and technologists are available to process the large amount of cultures associated with the outbreak investigation

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