A college student goes to the Student Health Center with an extremely

A college student goes to the Student Health Center with an extremely swollen neck. The advanced practice nurse determines that he has mumps. His roommate also is experiencing malaise and a sore throat.

These two students by definition are considered a:
1. Mixed outbreak
2. Common source
3. Point source
4. Propagated outbreak

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ANS: 3
A point source outbreak involves all persons exposed becoming ill at the same time, during one incubation period.