Which Statement About Host Susceptibility Is INCORRECT

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which statement about host susceptibility is INCORRECT

• A)Hepatitis E has an exceptionally high mortality rate in pregnant women.
• B)Only people who eat shellfish in the endemic regions ingest Fasciola hepatica.
• C)Breast fed babies are less susceptible to Rotavirus infections.
• D)Cryptosporidiosis causes disease only in immunocompromised individuals.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment or study whose changes are determined by the presence or variation of one or more independent variables.

Mediating Variable

A type of variable in statistical analysis that explains the relationship between two other variables, often indicating the mechanism through which an effect occurs.

Intervening Variable

An intervening variable is a hypothetical concept that explains the relationship between the independent (causal) and dependent (effect) variables in an experiment.

Political Affiliation

An individual's or group's association with a particular political party or ideology.