Trends in Foodborne Outbreaks

Using the Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) FoodNet Fast data visualization center, create a 500-word written response to the questions below. Be sure to incorporate all the questions in your written narrative. You will use resources from the internet to inform some of your responses. Please cite all webpages and resources used in the end of your written document. Include a full header at the start of your written assignment.

https://wwwn.cdc.gov/FoodNetFast/

Assignment Questions:

1. Which pathogen or pathogens did you analyze? (Campylobacter, Crptosporidium, Cyclospora, Listeria, Salmonella).
2. Describe the pathogen or pathogens that you included in your analysis.
3. What are their characteristics?
4. Once infected, what are the signs and symptoms in the human host?
5. What years did you query your outbreak analysis from?
6. Describe the trends in incidence over the timeframe that you choose.
7. Describe the general trends by month in the outbreak. Why do you suspect these trends are observed?
8. Describe the demographics of the outbreak, including age, race, and geographic locations based on the visualized data.
9. Last, discuss the primary role you believe public health plays in helping to combat foodborne outbreaks? What is working well? What are areas for improvement?