This document provides a prompt for an online discussion post about a CDC report on foodborne illnesses. The discussion post should be a minimum of 250 words, cite at least two references in APA format, identify examples of the epidemiological triad and transmission cycle from the report, discuss principles of distribution and locate examples of epidemiologic measures. It also prompts the discussion of descriptive epidemiology as it relates to person, place and time in the report. Finally, it asks the discussant to name at least three ways nurses can use epidemiologic investigations and findings.