A Person Who Is Infected with a Potential Pathogen Fails

question 8

Multiple Choice

A person who is infected with a potential pathogen fails to develop signs or symptoms of disease.This correlates with initial microbial dose, microbial lethality,and/or replication rate of the pathogen.

• A)low; high; low
• B)low; low; high
• C)high; low; low
• D)high; low; high

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Definitions:

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