Villarosa, Christopher Jr.

, E BSMT2D

1. What is the main goal of contact tracing?

Answer: Identifying people who have recently been in contact with someone diagnosed with an infectious disease. It is a
fundamental tool as well for stopping disease outbreaks.

2. How does contact tracing slow the spread of a disease?

Answer: contact tracing can break the ongoing chain of disease transmission by rapid identification, isolation and clinical
care of cases, and providing supported quarantine of contacts. By these there is a high chance of stopping the virus
transmission.

3. Why is contact tracing often more important for asymptomatic cases of a disease compared to symptomatic
cases?

Answer: asymptomatic cases are also known as “silent triggers or silent spread”. This means they can transmit disease to
other people unknowingly. By contact tracing, this can help identify and notify these contacts early and maybe reduce
the chances of further transmission.

4. What are some reasons why contact tracing is more difficult in remote areas?

Answer: it’s more challenging to conduct contact tracing in remote areas due to these some reasons: limited healthcare
infrastructure, sparse population, limited testing capacity, reliance on traditional practices, and geographic barriers.

5. If contact tracers miss one close contact, what are possible consequences?

Answer: if contact tracing failed, it could result in outbreak, continuity of transmission, mutation and variants, ans well
as delay in containment.

6. What skills do you think contact tracers need most?

Answer: being a contact tracer is a tiring job, one must possess a variety of skills like, communication and interpersonal
skills, persuasiveness, empathy and cultural competence, organizational skills, critical thinking, strong work ethic, and
confidentiality. Other honorable mentions, are: computer proficiency, interview skills, experience in database
management, and additional language.

7. Based on David’s background information, what questions do you have for him?

Answer: firstly, ill introduce myself. then, ask him these questions:

 Can you describe your symptoms and when they first began on July 13? What symptoms have you experienced?

 Did you seek medical care or treatment for your COVID-19 symptoms, and if so, when and where did you go for
care?

 Were you in close contact with anyone who tested positive for COVID-19 prior to your illness?

 Can you provide a detailed account of your daily activities over the past 10 days, starting from July 4? This
includes where you went, who you interacted with, and any events or gatherings you attended.

 Did you wear a mask and practice social distancing while outside your home? Can you specify when and where
you may not have followed these precautions?

 Were there any situations or events where you may have been in close contact (within 6 feet) with people for an
extended period? Please describe these situations.
  Can you provide the names and contact information of individuals you were in close contact with during the 48
hours before your symptoms began or, if you were asymptomatic, 48 hours before your positive test result?

 How often and for how long have you interacted with your family members (wife, children, and mother-in-law)
in your home since July 4?

 Can you describe any specific activities or interactions that occurred at home, such as family gatherings, meals
together, or close contact with any family members?

 Your 4-year-old daughter attends daycare. Can you provide details about the daycare facility, including its
location and any COVID-19 precautions they have in place?

 Your 12-year-old son has been spending time at friends' houses. Can you provide the names and contact
information of these friends' parents or guardians?

 Your 19-year-old daughter is in college and living in a dorm on campus. Have you had any recent in-person
interactions with her, and if so, when and where?

 Your wife has returned from a trip visiting relatives in another state. Did she travel by public transportation, and
did she have close contact with anyone who tested positive for COVID-19 during her trip?

 Your mother-in-law has health problems, including diabetes and chronic congestive heart failure. Can you
describe your interactions with her and any visits to healthcare facilities?

 You mentioned that you occasionally go into the office to meet with co-workers. Can you provide details about
when you went into the office, the nature of your meetings, and the individuals you interacted with?

8. What specific recommendations do you have for David based on his background information?

 Answer: David should isolate himself.

 His close contacts, including family members, should quarantine.

 Inform daycare, his son's friends' parents, and his college-age daughter.

 Assess his wife's recent travel.

 Notify co-workers he met in person.

 Monitor for symptoms and follow hygiene guidelines.

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