13. A university student telephoned the state Department of Health (SDH) at 9:00

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13. A university student telephoned the state Department of Health (SDH) at 9:00 on Saturday morning believing he and his roommate (who was also his fraternity brother) had experienced food poisoning after eating the night before at an off-campus eatery As the investigator of this outbreak, identify 5 questions you would ask this student during the call in order to obtain key information with regard to this potential case of foodborne illness. (4 points) Immediately after conducting this survey, SDH received a call from a local hospital reporting that 16 students had been examined in the emergency room for acute gastroenteritis. Follow-up interviews revealed that there had been a party at an off-campus pizza parlor co-hosted by one fraternity and one sorority and a total of 130 students who attended the party were contacted in the investigation, many of whom had sought treatment at the student health center. Each student was asked if they developed symptoms of gastroenteritis, if they consumed any food or beverage at the party, as well as where they ate lunch on the day of the party. Their responses are tabulated below Attended party and ate or drank Attended party but did not eat or drink Total 67 28 Total 21 14 Ic Ate lunch at dining hall Ate lunch elsewhere 24 5 9 What is the gastroenteritis attack rate for students who ate lunch at the dining hall but did not eat at the party? (1 point) What is the gastroenteritis attack rate for all students who ate lunch off campus, regardless of whether they ate at the party? (1 point) What is the gastroenteritis attack rate for all students who ate/drank at the party, regardless of where they ate lunch? (1 point) What is your best guess as to the source of this disease outbreak? Do you see any problems with or do you have any concerns about the dataset? (5 points)

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Questions to ask the student are -

1.what is the person's problem like the clinical description of the problem?

2.who else became ill and their characteristics (like name,age) and the nature of their illness(symptoms)?

3.when did the affected person become ill?

4.where are the affected people affected(name and contact number)?

5.why and how do u think they became ill?

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