Attenuation

question 8

Multiple Choice

Attenuation:

• A)is the increase in the pathogenicity of a microbe
• B)is the process that weakens the disease-producing ability of a pathogen
• C)does not affect the capacity to produce disease
• D)is the process that decreases the number of organisms that enter the body

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