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by cheath 3307 days ago
increasing in prevalence? or increasing in diagnosis?
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If the diagnosis rate (incidence) increases, and people aren't dying rapidly, then the prevalence would surely increase as well. Unless you're using prevalence in the context of total people affected by a disease, regardless of whether or not they were diagnosed.
I meant prevalence in the context of total people affected by a disease, regardless of whether or not they were diagnosed.