Assume that in a population of 100,000 persons followed for one year, 24 cases of Disease X are diagnosed and 18 of these cases die of the disease. Answer the following questions:Question 5: What is the case-fatality of Disease X?Group of answer choices100 %75 %90 %80 %
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Assume that in a population of 100,000 persons followed for one year, 24 cases of Disease X are diagnosed and 18 of these cases die of the disease. Answer the following questions:Question 5: What is the case-fatality of Disease X?Group of answer choices100 %75 %90 %80 %
Solution
The case-fatality rate of Disease X can be calculated by dividing the number of deaths from the disease by the total number of diagnosed cases, then multiplying by 100 to get a percentage.
In this case, there were 18 deaths from Disease X and 24 diagnosed cases.
So, the calculation would be (18/24)*100 = 75%
Therefore, the case-fatality rate of Disease X is 75%.
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