Can someone on the list help us with the CDC number for the number of
illinesses requiring hospitialization per year???
>Jim:
>
>I'm horrid at math so this is off line. The relationship you
>identified 2 cases per million per year..can it be compared
>with the probability of 1.2million:1 of contracting TM which
>is the rough estimate given for contracting it.
>
Interesting question,,, No, you would have to know the number of illnesses
that require hospitalization in the country per year and then you could
come up with the probability figure.. And it would be stated as:
Of all the illnesses requiring hospitalization in the country per year, the
probability of that illness being TM is (CDC number) to 1....
So, find the CDC number and you have the answer... And it would probably be
damned small...
All we need is the CDC number..