Mr. Lee begins to feel sick. His most obvious is symptom is a high fever. Within
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Mr. Lee begins to feel sick. His most obvious is symptom is a high fever. Within 24 hours, everyone in the Lee household also feels sick and has a high temper. before long,nearby households have the same experience many people in the community are now sick. The local health department would probably call on the CDC to investingate the situation. If the symptoms are caused by a bacterial infection, list some ways the patgogen could have been transmitted to so many people within a short span of time
Explanation / Answer
Case 1 : Considering Lee stayed in his home or did not have any physical contact with others. The pathogen could be air borne.
Case 2 : Considering Lee or his family had physical contact with others. The pathogen could have be skin transferable and his family would have got the infection while nursing them. But family wouldnt have felt the symptom till the next day and hence could have gone out meeting people or attended any local community event. As a result the pathogen would have spread to the entire community.
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