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Question 1. Describe in detail each step in the route a pathogen must take in order to cause disease in the host. For each step include specific examples
Question 2. List and describe in detail the events of the Chain of Infection:
Question 3.How is hospital epidemiology different from epidemiology in general? What special considerations are there? How are the reservoirs and modes of transmission different?
Question 4. During the course of her life, Mary Mallon caused seven epidemics. Define epidemic and describe how an epidemic differs from a pandemic. Describe how it is different from an endemic disease.
Question 5. In this case, what was the reservoir of infection?
Question 6. Describe the mode of transmission of S. typhi, including the portals of entry and exit.
Question 7. Discuss how things would be different for Mary if she were a cook in today's world. How could she safely do her job? Answer in terms of breaking the chain of infection.
Question 8. How did George Soper identify Mary as the carrier?
Question 9. What type of epidemiologic study (find this in your text!) did Soper do to identify Mary as the carrier? What is the value of doing this type of study?
Question 10. People died from infections contracted from Mary. Do you think she should have been held accountable for that? If someone did this today, do you think they should be prosecuted?