Which one of the following is the best possible definition of sensitivity?
A) The number of those individuals for whom a test result is positive divided by the total number of individuals in a sample which the gold standard test has given a positive result
B) How well a test selects those who have the disease
C) The number of positives in the sample divided by the total number of participants
D) How well a test selects those who do not have the disease
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Q3: Pathogenicity:
A) refers to the degree of harm
Q4: Virulence is:
A) the degree of damage caused
Q5: Consider the following: the common cold and
Q6: In Question 5, which disease is more
Q7: Which of the following could normally be
Q9: A definition of specificity is:
A) The proportion
Q10: Which of the following is true in
Q11: A latency period is defined as:
A) the
Q12: The incubation period is:
A) the interval between
Q13: Prevalence takes into account only new cases
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