John has just taken a job as a PHN at the local public health department in a high-income county adjacent to a large metropolitan area. He has been asked to work with the team that does outbreak investigations and conducts surveillance. As part of John's work in outbreak investigations, which three precipitating factors, also known as the epidemiological constants, should he consider to help guide these investigations?
A)Person, agent, and time
B)Host, agent, and time
C)Person, place, and environment
D)Person, place, and time

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The three epidemiological constants that guide outbreak investigations are person, place, and time. These factors help in identifying patterns and causes of health-related events.

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