Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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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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