The Infectious Dose

question 19

Multiple Choice

The infectious dose

• A) is the same for all microorganisms.
• B) may be 10-100 cells for Salmonella.
• C) is defined as the number of microbes needed to cause infection.
• D) is defined as the number of microbes needed to kill the host.
• E) is the same for all bacteria but varies for viruses.

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