Select one of the following communicable diseases that has had an outbreak across international borders:
Influenza
Measles
Respiratory syndrome coronavirus
Meningococcal disease
HIV/AIDS
Ebola virus
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Tuberculosis
Zika virus
B. Describe the outbreak of the disease selected in part A, including each of the following:
Name of the disease
The countries involved
The date the outbreak was discovered
The dates the disease reached each involved country
- Analyze the epidemiological determinants and risk factors associated with the outbreak.
- Discuss the route of transmission of the selected disease.
- Discuss how an outbreak of the selected disease would impact your community at a systems level (e.g., the functioning of schools, local government, businesses, hospitals).
- Explain what the reporting protocol would be if an outbreak of the selected disease were to occur in your community.
- Discuss two strategies (e.g., patient education strategies, community education strategies) that you would recommend to prevent an outbreak of the selected disease in your community.
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