Infectious Dose Is Measured by Determining How Many Microbes Are

question 25

Multiple Choice

Infectious dose is measured by determining how many microbes are required to cause

• A) disease symptoms in half of an experimental group of hosts.
• B) death in half of an experimental group of hosts.
• C) disease symptoms in all of an experimental group of hosts.
• D) death in all of an experimental group of hosts.

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Definitions:

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