Scenario Analysis and Respons

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Epidemiology Scenario Analysis and Response
The most likely kind of food that is causing the illness is ready-to-eat-food related or found in restaurants and along the roads. Such include Fish and meat; their preparation is very critical in terms of their safety hence any step or procedure that jeopardizes the safe method of their preparation increases the risk of the illnesses. They are also prevalent to foodborne viruses such as salmonella, scombroid, and toxins among other foodborne viruses (McKenzie, Pinger & Kotecki 98).
The likely causative agents are biological agents such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and yeast among others. These agents are responsible for a wide range of epidemiological diseases such as cholera and malaria. Compared to physical and chemical causative agents, biological agents are potent causes of the illnesses (McKenzie, Pinger & Kotecki 99). Biological agents have a strong link between the human body and the physical environment which aids in the spreading of agents hence the illnesses as seen in the scenario. Most of the leading causes of the illnesses such as typhoid, cholera, and malaria are biologically related ((McKenzie, Pinger & Kotecki 99). For example, in the case of typhoid, the bacteria responsible is Vibrio cholera while in typhoid it is salmonella typhi which are perceived to be biological agents. This also justifies why the likely causative agents for the illness are biological agents and not chemical or physical.

The internet plays a critical role to health officials when presented with situations like the one in the scenario. The internet contains past key data and records of similar situations from different communities and regions which can be used in research and developing an effective strategy to mitigate the situation. The internet can also be used by the health officials to educate the people in a community of the essence of effective public health and measures to take during epidemics through online and website interactions.
Work Cited
McKenzie, James, Robert Pinger, and Jerome Kotecki. An introduction to community health. Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2012.