1) You work in a hospital in Santa Fe, New Mexico. You've seen a few people with pneumonic plague in your years there. You've called the health department about the case you're currently working up, but start hearing of a few more in your hospital and in other hospitals in the area.
The best choice is C, though this selection is part of the answer. Clusters of illness, especially among people with no common exposure would be highly suspicious. Any cases outside the Southwestern part of the US would also be unusual.
The
best choice is C, though this selection is part of the answer.
In the United States, we expect to see between 5 to 15 cases per year.
However, any time you see more than one plague case occurring at the
same time, bioterrorism should be considered as a possibility. Your
public health agency should be contacted immediately.
Correct. This is probably the best answer to this question, since both unrelated clusters of illness and an unusual number of cases could be a cause of suspicion. Your public health agency should be contacted immediately.
The
best choice is C. Any case of plague should be cause to contact
your public health agency. If you see clusters of cases, especially
those that appear to be unrelated, or if you see more than the expected
5 to 15 cases in the Southwestern United States, you should be concerned
about possible bioterrorism.
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