Line list
Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · Week 13 · Biotechnology for Health (Biomedical Innovations)
Today's goal: Build an outbreak line list and calculate incidence and prevalence from case data.
What a finished product looks like
This is a model of the work you should turn in today. Use it to check your own: match the structure and the level of detail, do not copy it. Your data and wording should be your own.
Line list (one row per case), gastrointestinal outbreak:
- Case 1: onset day 1, symptoms vomiting/diarrhea, outcome recovered
- Case 2: onset day 1, symptoms diarrhea, outcome recovered
- Case 3: onset day 2, symptoms vomiting, outcome still sick
- Case 4: onset day 3, symptoms diarrhea/fever, outcome still sick
- Case 5: onset day 4, symptoms vomiting, outcome still sick
Incidence (new cases) by day: day 1 = 2, day 2 = 1, day 3 = 1, day 4 = 1.
Prevalence on day 4 (all still sick on day 4): 3 cases (cases 3, 4, 5).
Trend observation: New cases appeared every day through day 4, so the outbreak was still ongoing and had not yet peaked.
| Case ID | Onset day | Symptoms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Vomiting/diarrhea | Recovered |
| 2 | 1 | Diarrhea | Recovered |
| 3 | 2 | Vomiting | Still sick |
| 4 | 3 | Diarrhea/fever | Still sick |
| 5 | 4 | Vomiting | Still sick |
Also due today: Submit your line list and calculations in the course LMS today.
WebXam problem for today's skill
One exam-style question that uses exactly what you practiced today. Try it before you reveal the answer, then read why each choice is right or wrong.
Tap an answer to see the full explanation. Nothing is recorded or graded.