The Number of New Cases of a Disease in a Population

question 102

Multiple Choice

The number of new cases of a disease in a population over a specific period of time compared with the healthy population is the ______.

• A) mortality rate
• B) morbidity rate
• C) incidence rate
• D) prevalence rate
• E) epidemic rate

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Definitions:

Compared

Evaluated or examined the similarities and differences between two or more entities.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, made as a starting point for further investigation.

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, and a withdrawal from reality into fantasy and delusion.

Hallucinations

Sensory experiences that appear real but are created by the mind, such as hearing voices or seeing things that aren't there.