On the morning of March 11, the Texas Department of Health (TDH) in Austin received a telephone call from a student at a university in south-central Texas. The student reported that he and his roommate, a fraternity brother, were suffering from nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Both had become ill during the night. The roommate had taken an over-the-counter medication with some relief of his symptoms. Neither the student nor his roommate had seen a physician or gone to the emergency room.
The students believed their illness was due to food they had eaten at a local pizzeria the previous night. They asked if they should attend classes and take a biology mid-term exam that was scheduled that afternoon.
Question 1: What questions (or types of questions) would you ask the student?
Question 2: Do you think this complaint should be investigated further?