case-to-infection ratio

/keɪs ɪnˌfɛkʃən/
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Definitions of case-to-infection ratio
  1. noun
    the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease
    synonyms: case-to-infection proportion
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    type of:
    proportion
    the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
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