Prescott's Microbiology
Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 35.2, Problem 2CC
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For the microbe to successfully establish an infection in the host, it must pass through five chains of infection, which are the agent, virulence, exposure, dose, and susceptibility. The exposure of the infection is considered to be spread of disease from host to host by various means.

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