What Type of Diarrheal Illness Has a Rapid Onset of Symptoms

question 14

Multiple Choice

What type of diarrheal illness has a rapid onset of symptoms after food ingestion (usually less than 12 hours) ?

• A)Diarrhea where the mucosal surface is invaded
• B)Diarrhea where the full bowel thickness is invaded
• C)Diarrhea caused by endotoxins
• D)Diarrhea caused by enterotoxins

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Definitions:

Chi-Square

A statistical test used to determine if there is a significant difference between the expected frequencies and the observed frequencies in one or more categories.

Goodness-Of-Fit Test

A statistical test used to see how well sample data fit a distribution from a population with a normal distribution.

Lower-Tail Test

A statistical test used to determine if a data sample is significantly lower than the population mean.

Upper-Tail Test

Is a statistical test where the critical area, where we reject the null hypothesis, is located in the upper tail of the distribution.