Definition

The percentage of people in a group who have a specific disease or infection based on blood tests.

Example

The seroprevalence of the virus in the community was found to be higher than expected.

Conversation

Have you heard about the latest study on seroprevalence in our area?

Yeah, I read it was surprisingly high this year.

It's kind of alarming, isn't it?

Definitely! We need to stay informed and safe.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Seroprevalence → It is formed from "sero-" (from Latin "serum", meaning serum or fluid) and "prevalence" (from Latin "praevalentia", meaning strength or power). The term refers to the level of a particular substance in a population's serum, indicating how widespread a disease or condition is within that population.

Memory Tip

Think of 'serum' ('sero-') as the fluid in which we measure the 'strength' or occurrence ('prevalence') of a disease in a population.

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