HS 415 Purdue Global University Environmental Health Paper

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Course Outcome assessed in this Assignment

HS415-2: Examine the principles of environmental epidemiology, including sources and exposure pathways of environmental hazards.

Instructions:

Review the List of Selected Multistate Foodborne Outbreak Investigations and the Waterborne Disease & Outbreak Surveillance Reports:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (20 Sep 2018). Foodborne Outbreaks: List of Selected Multistate Foodborne Outbreak Investigations. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/outbreaks/multistat...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (16 Oct 2017). Waterborne Disease & Outbreak Surveillance Reports. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/surveillance/surv...

Select an outbreak from one of these lists that you would like to research further. After selecting an outbreak, write a minimum 500-word expository essay by discussing the following:

  • Provide a brief description of the outbreak (who, what, when, where).
  • Describe the pathogen responsible for the outbreak, including the signs and symptoms of illness and complications that can lead to hospitalization and/or death.
  • Discuss the potential source (food, water, air, etc.) and exposure pathways for the pathogen (ingested, inhaled, absorbed, etc.)
  • What were the results of the outbreak? How many confirmed and/or suspected cases, hospitalizations and deaths occurred? How did the outbreak cease?
  • What disease investigation principles were used to determine the pathogen, source and exposure pathway of the outbreak?
  • How can similar outbreaks be prevented in the future?

References

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Running head: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Environmental Health
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

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Provide a brief description of the outbreak (who, what, when, where).
In 2015 the number of people reported having some signs and symptoms such as fever,
diarrhea, and stomach cramps after consuming cucumbers. According to the CDC. (20 Sep
2018)Around forty states in the country were affected by this poisoning. The contaminated
cucumbers were believed to have been imported from Mexico by a Californian distributor known
as Andrew & Williamson Fresh produce. The poisoning, as noted after various people, reported
signs of sicknesses after consuming those imported cucumbers. CDC. (20 Sep 2018) highlights
the outbreak left six fatalities and 907 people infected. Out of the total number of people
infected, 204 were hospitalized. Out of six deaths, three were from California, and one from
Oklahoma, Arizona, and Texas. Among those who were infected was a 99 years old woman. The
mean age of the infected age was 18 years. Fifty-six percent of infected people were female, and
49 percent were younger than 49 percent 18 years and below.
The pathogen was responsible f...


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