(idea) by liveforever Sat Feb 03 2001 at 0:35:01

In the study of epidemics, lethality is defined as the percentage of those infected who die from the disease in question. Multiplied with morbidity to produce the epidemic mortality.

Other names for lethality are case mortality and case fatality.

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:51:32

Le*thal"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. l'ethalit'e.]

The quality of being lethal; mortality.

 

© Webster 1913.

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