1. What important public health achievement, if any, was detailed in your assigned readings?
2. Provide some historical context on listeria monocytogenes, which includes information on how it is classified, where it is found, how long it has been known, how exposure to it occurs, whether it is still an issue today, and what medical conditions are associated with exposure to listeria.
3. Who are some important figures, medical and non-medical, in the history of listeria?

Epidemiology:

1. Provide a brief one-paragraph description of the type of surveillance used to monitor listeria? In what year did this begin?
2. What are the basic descriptive epidemiologic statistics associated with listeria?
3. Are there cases of listeria in Kentucky? If yes, what are the descriptive epidemiologic statistics (incidence, prevalence, mortality rates)?
4. Is there a non-random distribution of listeria in Kentucky? If so, what are the probable reasons for this?