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You are an epidemiologist working at the CDC. How would you goabout determining that an epidemic of an infectious disease wasoccurring? What are some possible indicators and how would youcompile the data? Be sure to mention how you would go aboutdetermining the causative agent and possible problems that might beencountered. With this knowledge, how would you develop strategiesto treat those infected and prevent the spread to the uninfectedpopulation?

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