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PARTI - Background A local health officer reported the occurrence of an outbreak of acute gastrointestinal illness to the District Health Officer in a city in the Northeastern United States. An epidemiologist-in-training was assigned to conduct an investigation. When the doctor arrived in the field, he learned from the health officer that all persons known to be ill had attended a church supper held on the previous evening, April 18. Family members who did not attend the church supper did not become ill. Accordingly, the doctor focused the investigation on the supper. He completed Interviews with 75 of the 80 persons known to have attended, collecting information about the occurrence and time of onset of symptoms, and foods consumed. Of the 75 persons interviewed, 46 persons reported gastrointestinal illness. Complete the following questions: Question 1: Would you call this an epidemic? Yes, or No. Explain your answer. (2 points) Clinical Description: The onset of illness in all cases was acute, temperature; all recovered within 24 to 30 hours. characterized chiefly by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. None of the ill persons reported having an elevated temperature; all recovered within 24 to 30 hours. Approximately 20% of the ill persons visited diarrhea, and abdominal pain. None of the ill physicians. No fecal specimens were obtained persons reported having an elevated for bacteriologic examination. The investigators suspected that this was a vehicle-borne outbreak, with food as the vehicle.