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MMBIO 221 EXAM 1 BREAKWELL ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS A case in an outbreak of dysentery was defined as a patient in a psychiatric rehabilitation center in Taipei, Taiwan, who had diarrhea (loose stools three and more times a day in the past week and who had tested positive for the dysentery bacillus, Shigella sonnei, and that had blood in the feces. For precise analysis of the outbreak, what additional information is needed for a proper case definition? - Answer -No further information is needed for the case definition. During 2015, state health departments reported a total of 20,762 cases of pertussis to CDC. This statement reflects which epidemiological statistic? - Answer -Prevalence Madagascar reports from 300 to 600 reported cases of plague each year. What term best describes the prevalence of this disease in Madagascar? - Answer -Endemic According to the WHO 2016 World Malaria Report, the incidence of malaria in Burundi, a small country in Africa about the size of Massachusetts, increased more than 50 percent from 2010 to 2015.Which term best describes this disease? - Answer -Epidemic An outbreak of botulism was investigated in Argentina. The case definition was defined as a patient presenting at a clinic with blurred vision, double vision, drooping eyelids, and problems swallowing. Patients should have eaten at a specific restaurant during the past 72 hours. Supposing a patient presents at the clinic with symptoms but reports not to have eaten at the restaurant. What kind of case would this be defined as? - Answer -Suspected case In 2009, influenza H1N1 infected 94,512 individuals globally with 429 Need assistance on Online classes, Exams & Assignments? Reach out for instant help!! Full Course Assistance, Plagiarism-free Essay Writing, Research Paper, Dissertation, Discussion Posts, etc…. Confidential & Secure services. Tutors are available for all subjects! Email now at: tutorjean01@gmail.com deaths attributed to the disease. What term best describes this outbreak? - Answer -Pandemic Between July 2005 and September 2010, 1,032 new cases of pertussis were identified. This statement reflects which epidemiological statistic? - Answer -Incidence A 65-year old person presented to his primary care physician in Walton, New York, with fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions. He reported having eaten soft cheese made by a local creamery over the past week. That he had eaten food produced by this creamery met the case definition for an outbreak of listeriosis. A stool sample taken from the patient tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. What kind of case would this be defined as? - Answer -Confirmed case The figure below represents the cases of typhoid fever in the United States for the years 1983-2013. Regarding the number of cases in the United States, what can we say about this disease? - Answer -Typhoid fever in the United States is endemic. An Escherichia coli O26 (STEC O26) outbreak in 9 states (not Utah, fortunately!) during 2015. An epidemic curve, shown below, represents the number of people infected by date of illness onset. What kind of epidemic is indicated by the data? - Answer -Common-source outbreak Investigators defined a confirmed case of botulism as a bus driver with a serum or stool sample that demonstrated botulinum toxin or yielded Clostridium botulinumwith onset of symptoms such as acute cranial nerve dysfunction (e.g., blurred vision, double vision, drooping eyelids, problems swallowing) between January 5 and 15. For precise analysis of the outbreak, what additional information is needed for a proper case definition? - Answer -The town, institution or venue, and activity of those affected by the outbreak. The figure shows the cases of measles in an outbreak at the end of 2007 through the beginning of 2008. What kind of outbreak does this figure indicate? - Answer -Propagated outbreak Need assistance on Online classes, Exams & Assignments? Reach out for instant help!! Full Course Assistance, Plagiarism-free Essay Writing, Research Paper, Dissertation, Discussion Posts, etc…. Confidential & Secure services. Tutors are available for all subjects! Email now at: tutorjean01@gmail.com