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What is the primary case in epidemiology?
What is the primary case in epidemiology?
- The person who has been in contact with the index case
- The person responsible for the laboratory detection of the disease
- The first person identified as having the disease in a study (correct)
- The main cause of the disease outbreak
Who is the index case in epidemiology?
Who is the index case in epidemiology?
- The person who introduces the disease to the population
- The person responsible for defining the clinical aspects of the disease
- The first person brought to the attention of the epidemiologist (correct)
- The person diagnosed with the disease last in a study
What is a secondary case according to the text?
What is a secondary case according to the text?
- A person who had no contact with the primary case but still got infected
- An individual who got the disease from contact with the primary case (correct)
- Someone who provides biochemical definitions of diseases
- A person who is the last to be diagnosed with the disease
What do the criteria of identification in epidemiology include?
What do the criteria of identification in epidemiology include?
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In epidemiology, what represents the index case according to the text?
In epidemiology, what represents the index case according to the text?
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