Prevalence of an Illness Refers to

question 115

Multiple Choice

Prevalence of an illness refers to

• A) the proportion of the population that has a disease at a specific time.
• B) the number of new disease cases in a year.
• C) the percentage of new disease cases in a year.
• D) the percentage of total deaths caused by a disease in one year.

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