Evaluating the seriousness of this outbreak

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Marianna D. works for the County Health Department in Davenport, Iowa, a city with a 2010 Census population of 99,685. An unknown variety of intestinal virus has been reported to her department by several local health care facilities. Marianna and her co-workers have tallied a total of 2,973 reported cases over a three-week period. A meeting of Health Department staff has been called for an hour from now, and Marianna is organizing her thoughts on how her Department should respond to this situation.

1. What aspects of this illness should Marianna and her colleagues consider in terms of evaluating the seriousness of this outbreak?

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