Scenario: There has been a dangerous virus outbreak in 11 U.S. cities (see Outbreak Cases listed below). The number of cases were reported over a 3-month time period. Consider the steps involved in an outbreak investigation and use descriptive epidemiology to create a hypothesis based on the data provided.

Can you help me with addressing each point below to support your hypothesis?

• Using Microsoft Excel or any chart software, create a bar chart of the total number of cases across the states.
• Identify the prevalence rate per 100,000 for the top 5 infected states.
• Explain other data or information that would be useful.
• Provide recommendation(s) based on the data provided.

States	Month 1 Cases	Month 2 Cases	Month 3 Cases	3 Months Total of Cases	Gender - 3 months total
CA	200	1000	1530	2730	62% Male
FL	112	900	968	1980	58% Male
TX	225	1000	1275	2500	67% Male
NY	1000	2500	500	4000	55% Male
AZ	95	500	300	895	45% Male
LA	75	250	125	450	32% Male
CO	125	500	150	775	48% Male
UT	50	100	130	280	52% Male
NV	200	500	200	900	50% Male
GA	100	400	65	565	45% Male
OK	250	1000	250	1500	60% Male