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Thursday, March 27, 2003

AIPPG 2003 Dental MCQ Answer 05

Thursday, March 27, 2003

The Correct Answer is B

Attack Rate

      • An attack rate is a variant of an incidence rate, applied to a narrowly defined population observed for a limited time, such as during an epidemic.

      • The attack rate is usually expressed as a percent.



Example

Of 75 persons who attended a picnic, 46 subsequently developed gastroenteritis.

Calculate the attack rate of gastroenteritis


Attendees = 76

ILL = 46

Attack rate = (46 ÷ 76) X 100

= 61%


Secondary Attack Rate

  • A secondary attack rate is a measure of the frequency of new cases of a disease among the contacts of known cases.



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