BS Nursing Epidemiology
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71. A cluster of unknown illness with neurological symptoms appears in a remote village. What is the urgent epidemiological response?

A. Send in medical supplies for symptomatic treatment.
B. Dispatch a rapid response team to conduct a shoe-leather epidemiology investigation to characterize cases, identify exposures, and collect samples.
C. Restrict movement into and out of the village without further investigation.
D. Wait for the cluster to resolve on its own.

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  • Send in medical supplies for symptomatic treatment.
  • Dispatch a rapid response team to conduct a shoe-leather epidemiology investigation to characterize cases, identify exposures, and collect samples.
  • Restrict movement into and out of the village without further investigation.
  • Wait for the cluster to resolve on its own.

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