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Module 1 – Group Exercise: Breaking News Divide into groups by table.Briefly introduce yourself to others at your table, sharing your name and where you work (if they don’t already know).Re-read the news report and answer the questions belowThis just in from Eye Witness News Channel 13:An unreported number of students and teachers from D. Sharp Middle School have been rushed to the hospital by emergency medical services. Eye witness accounts report students became violently ill with nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, and dizziness after eating at the school cafeteria today. The illness appears to have been first reported in one classroom, quickly spreading throughout the school.The number of ill students has not been confirmed but at least six ambulances were called to the scene, some being summoned by students using their cell phones. Reports suggest at least two teachers were also rushed to the hospital.A spokeswoman from the County Department of Health and Human Services, when contacted about the likely cause of the illness, declined to speculate. A health department team has been dispatched to the hospital and school to investigate.Anxious parents have gathered at the hospital, awaiting news on their children. We will bring you more on this story as it develops …..Question 1: Do you think the illnesses are foodborne? Question 2: Do you think the illnesses represent an outbreak? Question 3: If this is a foodborne outbreak, who would you involve in the investigation? ................
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