Match each item with a description below.

A. the probability of developing a particular disease during a given period of time; the numerator is the number of new cases during the specified time period and the denominator is the population at risk during the period
B. the rate of disease in an outbreak that is due to transmission of the disease from person to person
C. a rate of disease among those who have eaten a particular item


A. incidence rate
B. secondary attack rate
C. food specific attack rate

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