A nurse is investigating an outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness from a foodborne pathogen. The process associated with which of the following terms is being applied?
A) Attack rate
B) Point epidemic
C) Secular trend
D) Event-related cluster

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A point epidemic refers to an outbreak of disease that occurs within a specific population at a specific point in time, often associated with a common source such as contaminated food.

A Nurse Is Investigating an Outbreak of a Gastrointestinal Illness