Multiple Choice
Please identify the CORRECT statement regarding basic epidemiology concepts.
A) Contagious disease-an infectious disease that can not be transmitted from one host to another.
B) Attack rate-the number of susceptible people developing illness in a population exposed to an infectious agent.
C) Incidence-the total number of cases of a disease in a given population at any time or for a specific period.
D) Prevalence-the number of new cases of a disease in a population at risk during a specified time period.
E) Morbidity rate-the proportion of people diagnosed with a specific disease who die from that disease.
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