In Researching an Outbreak of Malaria in the Developing Nation

Multiple Choice

In researching an outbreak of malaria in the developing nation where the nurse currently works, the nurse decides not to focus on the role of mosquitoes in transmitting the disease but on how the physical environment of the community, biologic aspects of the community, and social customs interact to affect the prevalence of this disease. Which epidemiologic model is the nurse utilizing?

A) Epidemiologic triad
B) Wheel of causation
C) Web of causation
D) Natural history