About 20% of the Human Population Has the Bacteria That

question 42

Multiple Choice

About 20% of the human population has the bacteria that causes childbed fever living on their skin, and yet death from it is very rare. Why?

• A) People are now resistant to the bacteria.
• B) The bacteria has evolved such that it never causes disease.
• C) With all the antibacterial soaps available, most humans don't come in contact with bacteria.
• D) The bacteria is only dangerous if it gets in the bloodstream and now it can be treated by antibiotics.
• E) Doctors now routinely wash their hands.
• "How do we know?"

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