"Attack rate" refers to the number of people who are affected by a specific disease or condition within a given population in a certain period of time. It is used to measure how rapidly and extensively the disease spreads within a group.
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Sentences with «attack rate»
- The cooling increased the heart attack rate by just 2 percent. (scientificamerican.com)
- Have strict spay neuter laws and this would probably help the dog bite and attack rates decrease! (shelterme.tv)
- Daily attack rates dropped 2.7 % for every degree of latitude — or every 111 kilometers — north or south from the equator. (sciencemag.org)
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