Choose the risk factor for opportunistic infection that
completes each statement. Each answer is used once.
Group of answer choices
People who've had surgery or suffered an injury have a higher
risk because of _______
[ Choose
] less
effective immune responses.
reduced and/or imbalanced normal
microbiota.
broken skin and/or mucous membranes.
People who've been on oral antibiotics may have a higher risk
because of _______
[ Choose
] less
effective immune responses.
reduced and/or imbalanced normal
microbiota.
broken skin and/or mucous membranes.
Young children, elderly people, and people with other conditions
(comorbidities) have a higher risk because of _______
[ Choose
] less
effective immune responses.
reduced and/or imbalanced normal
microbiota.
broken skin and/or mucous membranes.
When during the course of disease is it possible for pathogens
to be transmitted from infected hosts?
Group of answer choices
only during illness and convalescence
only during illness
during the incubation period, illness, and convalescence
only during the incubation period and illness
Clostridium perfringens and Salmonella
enterica can both cause gastrointestinal illness. The
infectious dose (ID50)
for Clostridium is more than
106 cells; the
ID50 for Salmonella is less than
103 cells. Therefore, the risk of illness is higher
for people who eat food contaminated with _______.
Group of answer choices
Salmonella enterica
Clostridium perfringens
