Which of the following statements describes one of the three steps of surveillance used for infectious diseases?

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One of the three steps of surveillance used for infectious diseases is that patient charts are reviewed by an infection control practitioner when an infectious disease is suspected. The other two steps are reporting of infectious diseases to health officials and analysis of data collected from surveillance activities. Option A is not correct because patients with infectious diseases may be seen by a physician at the CDC, but it is not described as a step in surveillance. Option B is not correct because physicians are not required to submit all patient records electronically to the CDC for review. Option D is not correct because incidence data is not collected for all cases of bacterial infections, only for reportable infectious diseases.

Which of the Following Statements Describes One of the Three