A Family Member Has Been Infected by a Protozoan Pathogen

question 34

Essay

A family member has been infected by a protozoan pathogen.Using correct terminology, summarize the subset of T cells that is likely to be activated by this type of pathogen?

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Definitions:

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the count of values, and used as a measure of central tendency.

Z-statistic

A type of standard score that represents the distance in standard deviations a data point is from the mean, used in significance testing.

Two-tailed Test

A statistical test that considers both directions of a possible effect, testing for the possibility of an effect in two opposite directions.

Z-test

A statistical test used to determine whether two population means are different when the variances are known and the sample size is large.