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Explain Why Infectious Diseases Are Much Less Lethal in Developed

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Explain why infectious diseases are much less lethal in developed countries than in underdeveloped countries.


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Gram-positive

Bacteria that retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method, indicating a thick peptidoglycan layer in their cell walls.

Gram-variable

Bacteria that do not consistently stain as either Gram-positive or Gram-negative due to variations in their cell wall structures.

Opaqueness

The quality of being impenetrable by light; not transparent or translucent.

Decant

To pour a liquid from one container into another, usually to separate a solid from a liquid or to allow sediment to stay behind.

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