There Was a Food Poisoning Outbreak on April 1,2018,at the City

question 5

Multiple Choice

There was a food poisoning outbreak on April 1,2018,at the City Z Food Safety Conference.There were 1,000 people registered for the conference with luncheon,100 volunteers to host attendees,and 50 people who served the luncheon during the conference.Except for 50 people who served the food,all of the participants and volunteers ate the food from the luncheon at the conference on April 1,2018.After an initial outbreak of food poisoning is reported,an epidemiologist sends surveys to all people at risk to investigate the cause.However,only 900 people among those at risk answer the survey.After analysis of 900 survey results,the epidemiologist concludes that the most suspected foods in the outbreak are pepperoni pizza and meatball spaghetti.What is the most suspected food for food poisoning after cross-tabulation? Use the following table to answer the question. Summary of Survey Responses
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline & \begin{array} { l } \text { Number of people who } \\\text { developed the case definition } \\\text { symptoms }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Number of people who ate the } \\\text { food }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Pepperoni pizza only } & 113 & 275 \\\hline \text { Meatball spaghetti only } & 62 & 375 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Both pepperoni pizza and } \\\text { meatball spaghetti }\end{array} & 57 & 150 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Neither of pepperoni pizza or } \\\text { meatball spaghetti }\end{array} & 10 & 100 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) Pepperoni pizza only
• B) Meatball spaghetti only
• C) Both pepperoni pizza and meatball spaghetti
• D) Neither pepperoni pizza nor meatball spaghetti
• E) We cannot determine the cause of food based on this information

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Definitions:

Sympathetic

Showing feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune; understanding between people; common feeling.

Parasympathetic

Relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for rest and digestion, counterbalancing the sympathetic nervous system.

Central

In the context of psychology or neuroscience, this could refer to central processes or systems within the brain that are crucial for various cognitive functions.

Somatic

Relating to the body, especially as distinct from the mind or the environment.