During a typhoid outbreak, 30 of 150 people who attended a wedding develop illness. Which epidemiological measure is being calculated?
Correct answer: A. Attack rate
- A. Attack rate
- B. Case fatality rate
- C. Point prevalence
- D. Crude birth rate
Explanation
An attack rate is the proportion of an at-risk group that develops illness during a specific outbreak. In this example, it is 30 divided by 150, multiplied by 100, giving 20 percent.
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