The incidence of tuberculosis in the year 2000 in the United States was 12.43/100,000 cases. This means
A) 12.43 of every 100,000 people in the United States had tuberculosis in the year 2000.
B) 12.43 of every 100,000 people died of tuberculosis in the United States in the year 2000.
C) there were 12.43 new cases of tuberculosis for every 100,000 people in the United States in the year 2000.
D) there were 12.43 tubercle bacilli per 100,000 microbes in the United States in the year 2000.
E) 12.43 of every 100,000 cases of tuberculosis were treated in the United States in the year 2000.
C
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Section: Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
Learning Outcome: 14.23
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