You Conduct a Study of 1,000 People and Determine That

question 5

Multiple Choice

You conduct a study of 1,000 people and determine that 137 have a virus and test positive with your screen. 21 have the virus and test negative with your screen. 506 do not have the virus and test negative with your screen. What is the prevalence rate of the disease?

• A) 15.8%
• B) 13.7%
• C) 2.1%
• D) Unable to determine because this is incidence data

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Definitions:

Cardura (Doxazosin)

Cardura, or Doxazosin, is a medication used to treat high blood pressure and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia by relaxing blood vessels and muscles in the prostate.

Anorchism

A medical condition characterized by the absence of one or both testes at birth.

Azoospermia

A medical condition where a man's semen contains no sperm, leading to infertility.

Prostatectomy

Surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland.