Morbidity refers to the number of cases of a specific disease in a specific period of time per unit of population. Option B is the only choice that accurately describes morbidity. Option A describes incidence and option D describes prevalence. Option C refers to mortality.

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Morbidity Is

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Morbidity is:

A) the number of new cases of a disease or event .
B) the number of cases of a specific disease in a specific period of time per unit of population.
C) the number of people who have died from a given disease or event.
D) total number of infected/affected people (cases) over a given period of time.

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