Which of the Following Definitions of Prevalent Cases Is Correct

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following definitions of prevalent cases is correct?

• A) The number of persons in the population who had a particular disease last month
• B) The number of persons in the population who had a particular disease last year
• C) The number of persons in the population who have had a particular disease recently
• D) The number of persons in the population who have a particular disease now
• E) The number of persons in the population who have had a particular disease at some specific point in time

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Definitions:

Antislavery Measures

Laws, actions, or movements aimed at ending the practice of slavery and the slave trade.

Confiscation Acts

A series of laws passed during the American Civil War allowing the confiscation of property, including enslaved people, used to support the Confederate rebellion.

Union Army

The land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War.

Contraband of War

Goods that are prohibited from being traded during wartime, typically because they could be used to give one side an advantage.