A hospital reports a sharp rise in dengue admissions during August. Which is the most appropriate immediate course of action?
- A. Close the hospital until the season ends
- B. Launch a mosquito control and public awareness drive in the affected areas
- C. Refuse admission to further dengue patients
- D. Wait for the figures of the following year before acting
Explanation
A course of action is appropriate when it is practical, proportionate and addresses the cause rather than the symptom, and mosquito control targets the source of transmission directly. Closing the hospital or refusing admissions would worsen the harm the action is meant to reduce. Waiting a year fails the test of urgency that this question type is built around.