CDC Epi Info 7 Outbreak- Creating a Survey
OVERVIEW
Download the Epi Info 7.2 program from the CDC website and follow the instructions. Link to
the CDC website and EPI Info program will be located in the Learn section of the assigned
Module: Week under Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Epi InfoTM Once
downloaded to your computer, there are numerous YouTube videos and tutorials that teach this
program but perhaps the most helpful resource is the Epi Info 7 User Guide. It may prove
beneficial to print off a copy of the portions you need to refer to while you are using Epi Info 7.2.
After learning this wonderful program, develop an outbreak survey from the fictitious disease
provided for you below, using the Epi Info 7.2 software. Submit your assignment with cover
page. Include in this assignment the topic you have picked for your final outbreak paper and your
rationale for choosing that topic.
INSTRUCTIONS
Allow yourself adequate time to navigate and learn this program. It will take substantial time
(several days) to complete! You do not have a final comprehensive examination to study for in
this course so consider this the most time-consuming portion of the course.
Fictitious disease scenario for development of survey questionnaire:
A graduation party was held in Springfield, VA for students and parents from the senior class at
Springfield Christian Academy.
The following meal was catered:
Roast chicken with rosemary
Tossed green salad with optional blue cheese, oil and vinegar, buttermilk, or thousand
island dressings
Fruit salad
Rolls and optional butter
Cheesecake with optional strawberry topping
Cranberry punch
Twenty-four hours after the party, members of the class and family members began to get ill.
They experienced various severity of intestinal disorders including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,
bloody diarrhea, intestinal cramping, headache, fever, and malaise. The Emergency Department,
various primary care offices, and several urgent care offices reported symptoms for this outbreak
to the Springfield Health Department who launched an investigation using Epi Info 7.2.
You are responsible to create an outbreak survey, using Epi Info 7.2 with the following
questions:
1. Did you attend the party?
2. Which food(s) did you eat? Did you eat leftovers the next day after the slumber party?
3. When did the symptoms start?
4. What were the symptoms you experienced?
5. Were you admitted to the hospital? Date?
Download the Epi Info 7.2 program from the CDC website and follow the instructions. Link to
the CDC website and EPI Info program will be located in the Learn section of the assigned
Module: Week under Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Epi InfoTM Once
downloaded to your computer, there are numerous YouTube videos and tutorials that teach this
program but perhaps the most helpful resource is the Epi Info 7 User Guide. It may prove
beneficial to print off a copy of the portions you need to refer to while you are using Epi Info 7.2.
After learning this wonderful program, develop an outbreak survey from the fictitious disease
provided for you below, using the Epi Info 7.2 software. Submit your assignment with cover
page. Include in this assignment the topic you have picked for your final outbreak paper and your
rationale for choosing that topic.
INSTRUCTIONS
Allow yourself adequate time to navigate and learn this program. It will take substantial time
(several days) to complete! You do not have a final comprehensive examination to study for in
this course so consider this the most time-consuming portion of the course.
Fictitious disease scenario for development of survey questionnaire:
A graduation party was held in Springfield, VA for students and parents from the senior class at
Springfield Christian Academy.
The following meal was catered:
Roast chicken with rosemary
Tossed green salad with optional blue cheese, oil and vinegar, buttermilk, or thousand
island dressings
Fruit salad
Rolls and optional butter
Cheesecake with optional strawberry topping
Cranberry punch
Twenty-four hours after the party, members of the class and family members began to get ill.
They experienced various severity of intestinal disorders including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,
bloody diarrhea, intestinal cramping, headache, fever, and malaise. The Emergency Department,
various primary care offices, and several urgent care offices reported symptoms for this outbreak
to the Springfield Health Department who launched an investigation using Epi Info 7.2.
You are responsible to create an outbreak survey, using Epi Info 7.2 with the following
questions:
1. Did you attend the party?
2. Which food(s) did you eat? Did you eat leftovers the next day after the slumber party?
3. When did the symptoms start?
4. What were the symptoms you experienced?
5. Were you admitted to the hospital? Date?
6. Was a culture of your stool (diarrhea) taken? Date?
7. What was the result of the culture? What organism was found?
Submit a screen shot of your survey to Grade Center with a cover page and include the topic you
will use for your final outbreak paper.
7. What was the result of the culture? What organism was found?
Submit a screen shot of your survey to Grade Center with a cover page and include the topic you
will use for your final outbreak paper.
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