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Disease Spread

Observe the spread of disease through a group of people. The methods of transmission can be chosen and include person-to-person, airborne, and foodborne as well as any combination thereof. The probability of each form of transmission and number of people in the group can also be adjusted.

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Assessment Questions (5):

Which of the following is not a typical way for a person to catch a disease?
- A. From pathogens in boiled water.
- B. From pathogens in the air.
- C. From pathogens in poorly cooked food.
- D. From physical contact with an infected person.
Imagine you were investigating the cause of a mysterious disease. Which of the following would not be important to determine?
- A. The food that the diseased people recently ate.
- B. Who the diseased people were in contact with recently.
- C. Where the diseased people had recently been.
- D. How wealthy the diseased people were.
Where would a disease transmitted by person-to-person contact be most likely to spread quickly?
- A. In a remote region, where contact between people is rare.
- B. In a rural farming community, where neighbors live miles apart.
- C. In a crowded city.
- D. In a medical lab, where people wear protective gear (face masks, gloves, etc.) and equipment is regularly sterilized.
What type of disease transmission is most likely represented by the graph shown below?
- A. Person to person.
- B. Foodborne.
- C. Airborne.
- D. Foodborne and airborne.
Which of the following patterns is most likely to indicate a foodborne illness?
- A. All of the victims worked in the same office.
- B. All of the victims were friends.
- C. All of the victims shopped at the same supermarket.
- D. All of the victims had the same symptoms.

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