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Prevalence

Describes the number of people who have the disorder at a given time and can be characterized further as current or lifetime.

Prevalence is a term which means being widespread and it is distinct from incidence.

Prevalence is a measurement of all individuals affected by the disease at a particular time, whereas incidence is a measurement of the number of new individuals who contract a disease during a particular period of time.

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