Changes in These Host Structures Can Result in Lower Virulence

question 24

Multiple Choice

Changes in these host structures can result in lower virulence of a microorganism.

• A) Pili
• B) Adhesin receptors
• C) Surface polysaccharides
• D) Phagocytes

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean.

IQR

Interquartile Range, a measure of variability, indicates the range within which the middle 50% of a data set lies.

Median

The middle value in a data set when the numbers are arranged in ascending or descending order, or the mean of the two middle numbers if the data set has an even number of values.

Systolic Blood Pressure

The pressure in the arteries when the heart beats, pushing blood through the blood vessel network.