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Questions

1. In response to the 2014 West African Ebolavirus outbreak and subsequent concerns regarding the potential for disease spread via contact with infected blood and other body fluids, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised their guidelines for the safe handling of the human remains of Ebola patients (i.e., the bodies of people who have died from the disease). To protect those who perform postmortem preparation and mortuary care, the CDC strictly advises against washing or cleaning the bodies, embalming the bodies, performing autopsies, or removing inserted medical devices, among many other things. These CDC guidelines best describe an example of a public health prevention and control measure that is meant to block which link in the chain of infection? Explain your answer.

2. To minimize the risk of infant botulism. the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends against feeding raw honey to children younger than 12 months of age because it can contain spores of the bacteria

Clostridium botulinum. While mature digestive systems are able to rid the spores, the gastrointestinal tracts of infants are less developed and cannot inhibit spore germination or the bacteria's subsequent toxin production. This

CDC recommendation best describes an example of a public health prevention and control measure that is meant to block which link in the chain of infection? Explain your answer.

3. Provide two reasons why plotting an epidemic curve is useful when investigating an infectious disease outbreak.