Dissemination of a Pathogen Is

question 38

Multiple Choice

Dissemination of a pathogen is

• A) when a pathogen penetrates and grows in tissues.
• B) when a pathogen multiplies intracellularly.
• C) when a pathogen circumvents host antibodies by shifting key cell-surface antigens.
• D) when infection with a pathogen spreads from the initial infection site to distant sites such as organs and tissues.

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