The population of Oriol City in June 2018 was 612,437.According to the Oriol City's health department,there were 329 new cases of Raven's disease during 2018.Counting those new cases,by December 31 it was estimated that there were 6580 persons with Raven's disease in Oriol City.What was the prevalence of Raven's disease in 2018?
A) 26 per 100,000 population
B) 33 per 100,000 population
C) 54 per 100,000 population
D) 1074 per 100,000 population
E) 5000 per 100,000 population

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To calculate the prevalence of Raven's disease,we use the total number of cases present at the end of the period (6580) divided by the total number of people in that city (612,437),thus: 6580/612,437 = 0.01074 × 100,000 = 1074.

The Population of Oriol City in June 2018 Was 612,437