How Do Viruses Differ from Bacteria in Their Ability to Cause

question 53

Essay

How do viruses differ from bacteria in their ability to cause food-borne illness? Give two examples of common viruses that have affected humans.

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Definitions:

Response Rate

The proportion of people who respond to a specific call-to-action, questionnaire, or experiment out of the total number solicited.

Punishment

A process through which the likelihood of a behavior's occurrence is decreased by presenting an adverse stimulus or removing a desirable stimulus following the behavior.

Extinguish

In psychology, to diminish the occurrence of a conditioned response by repeatedly presenting the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus.

Learned Helplessness

A psychological condition in which individuals believe they lack control over events and therefore do not try to change their situation despite having the ability to do so.