The Incidence of Tuberculosis in the Year 2000 in the United

question 50

Multiple Choice

The incidence of tuberculosis in the year 2000 in the United States was 12.43/100,000 cases. This means that

• A) 12.43 in every 100,000 people in the United States had tuberculosis in the year 2000.
• B) there were 12.43 tubercle bacilli per 100,000 microbes in the United States in the year 2000.
• C) 12.43/100,000 cases of tuberculosis were treated in the United States in the year 2000.
• D) there were 12.43 new cases of tuberculosis for every 100,000 people in the United States in the year 2000.
• E) 12.43/100,000 died of tuberculosis in the United States in the year 2000.