Disease prevalence
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001890
The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from [disease] incidence, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001890 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Epidemiology; Seroprevalence; Disease occurrence; Disease surveys; Basic reproduction number; Endemic diseases; Disease incidence; Prevalence |
| Translations | Spanish: prevalencia de enfermedades |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001890",
"term": "Disease prevalence",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from [disease] incidence, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"epidemiology",
"seroprevalence",
"disease occurrence",
"disease surveys",
"basic reproduction number",
"endemic diseases",
"disease incidence",
"prevalence"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "prevalencia de enfermedades"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/disease-prevalence/"
}
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