A Susceptible Host Is

question 8

Multiple Choice

A susceptible host is:

• A) A person at risk for infection
• B) An animal or insect
• C) A reservoir where a pathogen lives and grows
• D) A carrier

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Definitions:

Insightful

Having or showing an accurate and deep understanding; perceptive.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person’s mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method or decision.

Planning Fallacy

The tendency to underestimate the time, costs, and risks of future actions and at the same time overestimate the benefits of the same actions.

Intelligence

The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.