A school health nurse contacted the public health department with concern that increasing numbers of parents were calling the school and reporting their child would not be in attendance because of a sore throat and fever.Which professional staff member would be most helpful in such a situation?

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The fact that an increasing number of children are ill on one day with the same symptoms is suggestive of an epidemic.The epidemiologist would be most helpful in determining whether a disease outbreak were occurring;this professional would use knowledge of statistics and the natural history of disease model.

A School Health Nurse Contacted the Public Health Department with Concern