Personal and Community Health

Dr. M.L. Holt

Application #3

Morgan State University

Scenario

John attended a back to school cookout at Blount tours. Everyone has a blast. For awhile it seems almost too warm, but plenty of cold drinks were available and by late afternoon it had become quite pleasant.

A 8 p.m. that night, instead of studying as he planned John was laying in his bed with a stomach. He was experiencing severe diarrhea and had several hurried trips to the bathroom.

The next day John found out that many other people were sick with stomach cramps and diarrhea. John began to think about what a coincidence it was that all of them were sick with the same symptoms at the same time.

Instructions

Based on the information about what happened to John and the other students, answer the following questions.

Identify what kind of disease type (ex. endemic, pandemic, or epidemic) has occurred and explain why

Name 3 entities on Morgan State University campus that John should notify about the large number of sick students. Justify in your response why he sh0uld contact them

Identify 2 recommendations that you would make to the organizers of the cookout as ways to avoid something like this happening in the future