Microbiology: Principles and Explorations 9th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-11874-316-4
ISBN 13: 978-1-11874-316-4

Chapter 15 - Epidemiology and Nosocomial Infections - Self Quiz - Page 469: 3

Answer

(b) Persons in a population who become clinically ill during a specified period of time (d) The total number of people infected in a population at a particular time (e) The colonization and growth of an infectious agent in a host (a) The number of new cases of a disease identified in a population during a defined period of time (c) The number of deaths within a population during a specified period of time.

Work Step by Step

Morbidity rate- Persons in a population who become clinically ill during a specified period of time Prevalence rate- The total number of people infected in a population at a particular time Incidence rate- The number of new cases of a disease identified in a population during a defined period of time Mortality rate- The number of deaths within a population during a specified period of time.
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