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True or False? A loose case definition, including confirmed, probable, and possible cases, may be used early in an investigation, to allow investigators to capture as many true cases as possible.

Which scenario below would require an “hour of onset” to create an epidemic curve?

The case definition below, used for an outbreak investigation, meets which of the following definitions? “E. coli O157:H7 isolated from a stool culture or development of hemolytic-uremic syndrome in a school-aged child resident of the county and whohad gastrointestinal symptoms beginning between Nov. 3 and Nov. 8, 1990.”

Graphing the number of cases by date of onset provides a time course of an epidemic.  This is called the _____________.

In an effort to connect even in this virtual format I’ll ask a getting to know you question in each quiz. What did you enjoy learning the most this section? Any answer will be accepted. 

Due to high specific heat, water can absorb a lot of [BLANK-1] without a significant change in temperature.

Cohesion refers to the attraction between water molecules and different substances.

Match the type of bonding to its characteristics:

The surface tension of water is a result of [BLANK-1] between its molecules.

The [BLANK-1] is influenced by isotopes found in nature, affecting the weighted average of an element.