An infectious disease shows the Iceberg phenomenon. This means it has
Iceberg phenomenon - it gives the spectrum of disease in a community Visible pa - denotes clinically apparent cases of disease in the community Pa below the water- denotes the latent, subclinical and undiagnosed cases in the community Some diseases exhibiting Iceberg phenomenon Diabetes Hypeension Malnutrition Ref: 25th edition Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, Page no. 46
Concept of health and disease
More case fatality rate
More SAR
More subclinical cases
More complications
More subclinical cases