Prevalence of a certain disease


In a community with a population of 10,000 people, the prevalence of a certain disease is 5%. A screening test for this disease with a sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 80% is implemented on the entire population. How many TRUE POSITIVE results will there be?

A. 475

B. 500

C. 1900

D. 7600

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