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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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