Match each of the following conditions that influence the prevalence of a diseas
ID: 3127512 • Letter: M
Question
Match each of the following conditions that influence the prevalence of a disease in a population to whether it increases prevalence or decreases prevalence? For each scenario, assume that no other changes occur.
A. Decreases Prevalence B. Increases prevalence
1. A treatment is developed that prolongs the life of people suffering from the disease
2. A new measure is developed that prevents new cases of disease from occurring
3. There is immigration of a large number of healthy people into the population
Explanation / Answer
Prevalance refers to number of cases of a disease, at a particular point of time, that are acually present in a particular population.
1. B.
2. A.
3. A.