What does the term virulence mean in terms of infectious microorganisms?
A. Virulence refers to infections that are caused by viruses.
B. Microorganisms that are virulent do not respond to antibiotic therapy.
C. Virulent microorganisms cause illness upon infection more easily than microor-ganisms that are not virulent.
D. Virulence refers to the ability of a microorganism to survive and proliferate under high-temperature conditions.
C
Virulence refers to the efficiency of infection for any given microorganism type. It is a measure of how many people in a population who are equally exposed to a microorganism actually be-come sick as a result of the exposure. The more virulent the microorganism, the greater the per-centage of people exposed to it.
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ANS:
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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