Criminal Investigation

Seven individuals have come to various emergency rooms in the city (Bayside Hospital, Valley Hospital, and Kennedy Hospital). Most have reported being tired and weak. Four individuals went to Bayside Hospital (Screech, Jessie, Kelly, Lisa, and AC), each presenting with nausea and vomiting for the past couple days, as well as diarrhea. Kelly has also had headaches and muscle aches.

Ms. Bliss went to Kennedy Hospital complaining of coughing (sometimes with blood and mucus) and muscle aches.  

Mr. Belding and Zack went to Valley Hospital, both suffering chest pain and shortness of breath, in addition to fatigue and coughing.

All of these individuals had reported attending a 1990’s Television Star Conference at the Max Hotel in Los Angeles and that this conference ended one full week ago.

Number of attendees at the conference: 1,000

Guest capacity of Max Hotel: 450

Number of attendees staying at Max Hotel: 150 (Lisa, Kelly, and Richard stayed at Max Hotel)

Ms. Bliss, Zack, Screech, and AC stayed at the Malibu Sands Beach Club, a ten minute walk from the Max Hotel.

Conference attendees were from all over the world.

Local public health authorities, including epidemiologists (you!) have been called to investigate

Q1. List all questions you would ask the patient(s). Then, state why you are asking these questions.

Q2.What must you do to get in touch with the other conference attendees?

Who else do you interview and why? What questions do you ask them? List them all as bullets.

Q3. Is the hotel a possible source of the mysterious illness? How so? What must you investigate and why? Given what you plan to investigate, what new, if any questions, must you ask the patients and other attendees?

Q4.What must you do to get in touch with the other hotel guests? Is there an alternative to interviewing the other 300 non-conference, hotel guests? If so, what is your plan of action? Do you need to close the hotel? If so, why? What will you do with the hotel guests? Be specific and thorough.

Q5.For the healthcare providers in this class (e.g. residents, nurses), what tests would you run on the patients and why?

Q.6what do you think is the disease culprit here and why?

Q.7How would each case be treated? If they are not treated, what is/are the possible outcomes?

Q.8 What recommendations must be made to the general public, as well as those hotel guests and conference attendees?

 

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