A mixed infection with several different organisms involved would be called a:

A) diplo-infection
B) mono-infection
C) multi-infection
D) nulli-infection


C
Explanation: Several indicates more than two, or many. The prefix for "many" is multi-. Diplo- would indicate "double"; mono-, "one"; and nulli-, "none."

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