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Firlakuza [10]
3 years ago
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Which of the following organisms would be considered the most virulent, based on their infectious dose (ID50)?

Biology
1 answer:
Effectus [21]3 years ago
8 0

Answer: <em>Rickettsia rickettsii ID50 = 1</em>

Explanation:

Virulence is the pathogen's ability to cause infection or harm to the host. ID50 is the Infection Dose or the number of organisms required to cause infection on 50% of normal adult humans. A lower ID50 means that the pathogen has a higher virulence.

In this particular case, <em>Rickettsia rickettsii</em> would be the most virulent organism

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