A pay was attended by a group of 100 people. Out of 100, 60 cases were repoed to be infected with food poisoning. 12 deaths were recorded. what is the case fatality rate in above scenario?
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Case fatality rate is: (12 deaths/ 60 cases)*100 = 20% Case fatality rate (Ratio)- (Total number of deaths due to a paicular disease/Total number of cases due to the same disease)*100Case fatality rate Represents the killing power of a disease. It is typically used in acute infectious diseases (e.g. , food poisoning, cholera, measles). Case fatality is closely related to virulence
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