Identify which pathogen is the least virulent on the basis of ID50. Group of answer choices pathogen B with an ID50 of 50 cells pathogen A with an ID50 of 1000 cells pathogenicity cannot be determined from ID50 values pathogen C with an ID50 of 1 cell
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ID50 stands for the "Infectious Dose 50" which is the dose of a pathogen required to infect 50% of the exposed population. A lower ID50 value indicates a more virulent (or more infectious) pathogen because it takes fewer organisms to cause infection in 50% of the Show more…
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