Humans Are an Incidental (Dead-End) Host in Which Clinical Disease

question 12

Multiple Choice

Humans are an incidental (dead-end) host in which clinical disease?

• A) West Nile virus
• B) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• C) Streptococcus pyogenes
• D) Staphylococcus aureas
• E) picornavirus

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Health Care

The organized provision of medical care to individuals or a community through services offered by professionals.

Mental Disorders

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Traditional Medicine

Healing practices and beliefs incorporating plant, animal, and mineral-based medicines, spiritual therapies, manual techniques, and exercises, rooted in indigenous cultures.

Holistic Medicine

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