A Patient Is Suffering from Paralysis Caused by a Clostridium

question 60

Multiple Choice

A patient is suffering from paralysis caused by a Clostridium botulinum infection.The paralysis is caused by a(n)

• A) endotoxin.
• B) exotoxin.
• C) virotoxin.
• D) enterotoxin.

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Definitions:

Poisson Distributed

A description of a distribution pattern that applies to events with a fixed interval of time or space, denoting the probability of a given number of events happening in a fixed interval.

Probability

A numerical assessment, between 0 and 1, representing the chance of an event taking place.

Poisson Random Variable

A type of random variable that expresses the probability of a given number of events happening in a fixed interval of time or space, assuming events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Average Number

The arithmetic mean, calculated as the sum of all values in a set divided by the number of values in the set.