Fifteen students from a local elementary school developed hepatitis A. The source of the infection was traced to a contaminated well that supplies drinking water to one of the school's three water fountains. This is an example of a
1. Common (point source) epidemic.
2. Propagated epidemic.
3. Vectorborne infection.
4. Zoonosis.
ANS: 1
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