Case study write up (epidemiology class)

Case study write up (epidemiology class)
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Case Study Write Up
1. Which of the game rounds more realistically represents an epidemic? Explain.
2. How do different levels of inoculation affect how a virus spreads through a population? Explain the difference between vaccinating 0% vs 20% vs 50%
3. List any methods that might help prevent an epidemic from spreading. (Specific to our in class activity. How could you prevent the spread of stickers?
4. Appropriately graph results
Round 1 1 infected
Round 2 4 infected
Round 3 8 infected
Round 4 – 20% of population vaccinated 4 infected
Round 5 – 40% of population vaccinated 0 infected
5. Explain why different levels of social ability in our experiment caused different rates of infection. Remember to think about mode of transmission as well as the role of the different social classes. Were there any unexpected results in our experiment?
Group A 100%
Group B 66%
Loaner 0%
Social Butterfly 50%
6. If this were a real virus that was spread through our mode of transmission. What would be your recommendation to public health officials regarding this epidemic? Be sure to justify your recommendation.