📈 The Incidence–Prevalence (IP) Model: Quantifying the Burden of Disease 📉
🧬 Conceptual Overview Within the hierarchy of epidemiological tools, the Incidence–Prevalence (IP) model provides a critical bridge between disease dynamics and disease burden. Whereas mechanistic transmission models emphasize how infections occur, the IP model focuses on reconciling two fundamental epidemiological quantities: the rate at which new cases arise (incidence) and the total number of individuals … Read more