List of human disease case fatality rates

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/list-of-human-disease-case-fatality-rates

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1. What is the case fatality rate (CFR) formula?(Number of deaths from disease / Number of diagnosed cases) x 100
2. What is the infection fatality rate (IFR)?Estimated proportion of all infected individuals (including asymptomatic) who die
3. How is the case fatality rate calculated?You add up all the people who die from the disease, divide by all the people who were diagnosed with it, and then multiply by 100 to get a percentage.
4. Why do some diseases have a higher case fatality rate than others?The danger of a disease depends on how strong the germs are, how healthy the person is, and how quickly and well they get medical help. Places with better hospitals and vaccines usually have lower rates.

Epidemiological Measure: A statistic used to study the patterns and causes of diseases in populations.
Pathogen Virulence: The degree to which a microorganism can cause damage or disease in a host.
Public Health Surveillance: The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health-related data.