If You Were Just Diagnosed with a Serious Bacterial Disease

question 36

Multiple Choice

If you were just diagnosed with a serious bacterial disease, which of these would predict the most positive outcome for treatment? The disease was acquired

• A)in a hospital, where most of the bacteria are probably already weakened by antibiotics in the environment.
• B)in a livestock barn where the animals have been treated with antibiotics.
• C)in a big city where antibiotics are routinely prescribed by doctors.
• D)in a remote, sparsely populated area where the bacteria have not been exposed to antibiotic drugs.

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Definitions:

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A symmetrical bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes.

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