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The rate at which a disease occurs. IE; one in five people, one in twenty people, etc.
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When will the incidence and prevalence of a disease be equal?
The incidence will equal the prevalence when the duration of the disease is equal to the time period over which the incidence is measured.
What does incidence of a disease mean?
Incidence of a disease refers to the number of new cases repoted recently
What is the difference between disease incidence and disease severity?
The incidence of disease is how frequent or widespread a disease is in the population. Severity is how bad and serious any particular disease is in a person.
The use of alcohol is associated with an increased incidence of acid reflux disease.?
The use of alcohol is associated with an increased incidence of acid reflux disease
The incidence of heart disease is lower in?
women
How can you use incidence in a sentence?
There is a higher incidence of autism among boys than girls. Since the new vaccine was approved, the incidence of the disease has decreased significantly.
What is the rate of incidence?
# of new cases of a specified disease in a population / population at risk for getting the disease
The incidence of a disease in a population is called what?
onset /prevalence/
What disease in the UK have high incidence but low prevalence?
measles
What is the formula of incidence rate?
# of new cases of a specified disease in a population / population at risk for getting the disease
What if everyone was fat?
The incidence of diabetes and heart disease would skyrocket.
Is the use if alcohol associated with an increases incidence of acid reflux disease?
Yes. Alcohol is acidic, thereby increasing the incidence of acid reflux.
