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Case-to-infection Proportion (Noun)

Meaning

The number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease.

Classification

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.

Examples

  • Researchers estimated the case-to-infection proportion for COVID-19 in various age groups to inform vaccination strategies.
  • Understanding the case-to-infection proportion of tuberculosis is crucial for disease surveillance and control.
  • A high case-to-infection proportion for measles suggests that the virus causes symptoms in nearly everyone infected.
  • Studies on the case-to-infection proportion of HIV help identify high-risk groups for targeted interventions.
  • Public health officials monitor the case-to-infection proportion of influenza to predict the severity of outbreaks.

Synonyms

  • Case-to-infection Ratio
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