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Read the following scenario:

There has been an outbreak of a new Type A related virus for which no known human immunity
exists. The mortality rate for this infection is 15% of the population. The research section of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that the most common antiviral
medication Tamiflu has been shown to be effective in treating people who have gotten this
mysterious virus. There is enough Tamiflu to give to 1/10 of the American population within the
next 10 days and within 2 months there will be enough produced to address the next 40% of
the American population. The other 50% of the population will have to wait up to 6 months.

You are a member of the Health and Human Services decision-making staff who is to decide
which people will get the available drug immediately and those individuals who will get the next
level of anti-viral drugs available.

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Read the following scenario:

There has been an outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) infection in

Jackson town. It is estimated that 200 people have gone to the health clinic, their doctor, or the
hospital for what appeared to be the flu but found after testing they had the presence of this
drug-resistant bacteria. You are the public health leader for this community. It is your task to
come up with actions that need to be taken to prevent further spread of these MRSA bacteria.
You have the following questions to answer and are allowed to use the internet to help you in
your deliberations.

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An ever-increasing problem in our world is drug-resistant bacteria called Multidrug-Resistant

Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). This type of bacteria causes staph infections that are
resistant to treatment with the usual antibiotics. These bacteria can live on their own for
months. Humans come in contact with it in hospital settings but there is also community
acquired MRSA as well that is characterized by skin infections and can be treated by other
drugs.

Follow these steps to complete this activity in groups of two or three:

Read the following scenario:
There has been an outbreak of MRSA infection in Jackson town. It is estimated that 200 people
have gone to the health clinic, their doctor, or the hospital for what appeared to be the flu but
found after testing they had the presence of this drug-resistant bacteria. You are the public
health leader for this community. It is your task to come up with actions that need to be taken
to prevent further spread of these MRSA bacteria. You have the following questions to answer
and are allowed to use the internet to help you in your deliberations.

Example2: if you are studying the effects of nutrition on health, you might formulate the
following research question:
Situation: What are the effects of vegetables on health? Or do vegetables have an effect on
health?
The possible hypothesis statement would be

1. Eating vegetables supplement more fibers in my body.

2. If I eat more vegetables, then I will be healthy.