Manifestation index

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The manifestation index - from the Latin manifestus (apparently) and index (indicator) - uses a measure to indicate the likelihood of a person infected with a pathogen (or in the broader sense: a living being ) manifestly, i.e., recognizably ill.

The smaller the manifestation index, the more infections are clinically silent. In the case of infectious diseases , this is also referred to as a silent celebration if the organism was able to generate an adequate immune response . If this immunity is not lost again later, the organism is thus protected from disease. The principle of silent celebrations is also used for vaccinations .

See also: contagion index , morbidity , mortality .