attack rate
attack rate · attack rates
The proportion of people in a population exposed to a disease who fall illThe proportion of people in a population exposed to a disease who fall ill. (Ill people divided by total population)
Meaning
1 sensesThe proportion of people in a population exposed to a disease who fall ill. (Ill people divided by total population)
Forms
plural: attack rates| Singular | attack rate |
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See also
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