If doing Dangerous Activity X (DAX) increases your chances of acquiring Dangerous Disease Y (DDY) by, say, 20%, and you have a pre-existing 5% chance of getting DDY, that does not mean that you now have a 25% chance of getting DDY after doing DAX. It means that doing DAX will increase your chance, 5%, of getting DDY by 20%. Basic mathematics
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