Approximately One-Quarter of Individuals Infected with Hepatitis C _____

question 39

Multiple Choice

Approximately one-quarter of individuals infected with hepatitis C _____.

• A)develop a chronic infection of hepatocytes
• B)are at risk of developing liver cancer
• C)experience episodes of liver destruction and regeneration
• D)require a liver transplant
• E)mount an effective immune response and eradicate the virus.

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Definitions:

Causality

The relationship between causes and effects, suggesting that one event (the cause) directly affects another (the effect).

Scatterplot

A type of graph used in statistics to display values for two variables for a set of data.

Linear

Refers to a relationship or function that can be graphically represented in a straight line, indicating a proportional relationship between variables.

Statistical Significance

A determination that the observed results in a study are unlikely to have occurred by chance, at a predetermined significance level.