Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
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Chapter 13.3, Problem 19AYP
Summary Introduction
To differentiate:
Between the terms incidence and prevalence.
Concept introduction:
Disease incidence measures the number of new cases over a certain time period. The prevalence of a disease is the total number of existing cases with respect to the entire population.
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Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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