QUESTION 24 OF 30

Explain what are the measures can be taken to control communicable disease?

As an Epidemiologist, you may have had a part in controlling communicable diseases. Tell the interviewer your role in educating the community, helping stand up treatment centers, educating proper sanitation and hygiene and providing medical, food and water supplies. Share a story of when you had to apply these measures in a real-world situation.

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First, we need to understand the disease incubation, transmission, and potential sources and set up protocols and public health recommendations. Based on those factors, we can set up control measures. It can include isolating the case, setting up an investigation for the case and closing contact notifications, surveillance infrastructure to track additional cases, and analyzing data to identify disease trends to update recommendations as needed.

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Excellent! You appear very knowledgeable about what to do to control communicable diseases. Consider adding an example of a disease that experts controlled using the methods you've mentioned. Great job.

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