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What is the difference between the 'incidence' of a condition and its 'prevalence'?

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nurse-doris | 12:35 Fri 13th Jun 2008 | Health & Fitness
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What is the difference between the incidence of a condition and its prevalance?
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The incidence of a condition refers to the number of times it occurs.

The prevalence of a condition refers to how common and widespread it is.
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