Question 46 · LDEK · Case fatality rate
The measure of the disease severity and the ineffectiveness of its treatment is the rate of:
- A. incidence.
- B. prevalence.
- C. morbidity.
- D. case fatality.
- E. mortality.
Hint
Look for the indicator whose denominator is the people who already have the disease, not the whole population.
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