Which of the Following Pertains to Typhoid Fever

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following pertains to typhoid fever?

• A) It is caused by several different species of Salmonella.
• B) It is also called bacillary dysentery.
• C) It is acquired via ingestion of contaminated meat.
• D) Causative microorganism multiplies in patient phagocytes.
• E) Enterotoxin spreads via the blood.

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Definitions:

Upward Counterfactual Thinking

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Illusion Of Control

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