Which Microorganism Is Capable of Causing Life-Threatening Situations in Which

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which microorganism is capable of causing life-threatening situations in which superantigens activate abnormally large numbers of T cells to release massive amounts of cytokines?

• A) Streptococcus pyogenes
• B) Mycoplasma pneumoniae
• C) Rickettsia rickettsii
• D) Helicobacter pylori

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Skewed

A description of a distribution that is not symmetrical, with a longer tail on one side of the peak than on the other, often indicating the presence of outliers.

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Outliers

Data points that significantly deviate from the rest within a random population sample, appearing at an unusually large distance from other values.

Skewed

A description of a distribution of data that is not symmetric and has one tail that is longer or fatter than the other, indicating a deviation from the normal distribution.