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This foundational 19th-century nurse was the first to use statistical data and applied epidemiology to reform sanitation in military hospitals.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
This should happen after touching raw chicken and before touching literally anything else.
What is handwashing?
The required quarantine period for a dog that bites someone.
What is 10 days?
This is the most effective, primary method used to prevent and control the spread of communicable diseases in a community.
What is vaccination?
These documents prove you officially exist.
What are birth certificates?
This foodborne illness is commonly linked to undercooked poultry.
What is salmonella?
This is the epidemiologic term for an outbreak or disease that occurs over a wide geographic area, such as multiple countries or continents.
What is a pandemic?
Public health staff often recommend this series of shots after possible rabies exposure.
What is rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)?
Administering a flu shot to a healthy individual at the health department is an example of this specific level of disease prevention.
What is primary prevention?