The Number of Organisms Necessary to Insure Infection Is Termed

question 39

Multiple Choice

The number of organisms necessary to insure infection is termed the

• A)infectious dose.
• B)fatal number.
• C)minimum lethal dose.
• D)pathogenic number.

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Definitions:

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