Question 59 · LDEK · Classic health status indicators
When calculating the incidence rate for a given disease the numerator of the fraction denotes:
- A. the number of people suffering from the disease.
- B. the number of known cases of the disease.
- C. the number of new cases of the disease in a given period of time.
- D. the number of asymptomatic cases.
- E. the number of deaths for the disease in a given period of time.
Hint
Incidence measures the risk of developing the disease, so only cases arising during the observation period count.
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