Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 1MC
Most human infections caused by species of Rickettsia _______.
- a. are acquired from fomites
- b. could be prevented by handwashing
- c. are transmitted via vectors
- d. are sexually transmitted
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