Epidemiologist for a Day

Assignment Objectives: Describe how biosecurity is used to minimize biological threats. Discuss the policies concerning development of medical countermeasures.

Assignment: This assignment should take about 2 hours to complete.

Be an epidemiology intern and solve the disease outbreak at Watersedge. Play the game and see if you can find the clues to identify the cause of a disease outbreak.

Play the Game: http://www.mclph.umn.edu/watersedge/index.html

Write a 500-word essay and cite the references in APA style. Use outline below as topics to guide development of your essay from your research.

1. Background: Look up the disease agent on the Centers for Disease Control website. What are the major symptoms? Are there any long term concerns?

2. Outbreak Response: From an emergency management perspective, what do you think the main issues would be during the outbreak?

3. After Action Report: Write a paragraph about your experience in this role-based game.