NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

MICROBIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The degree to which a pathogen causes disease in a host
A
Infectivity
B
pathogenicity
C
virulence
D
R0
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Specifically, pathogenicity is the quality or state of being pathogenic, the potential ability to produce disease, whereas virulence is the disease producing power of an organism, the degree of pathogenicity within a group or species.

Detailed explanation-2: -Virulence, a term often used interchangeably with pathogenicity, refers to the degree of pathology caused by the organism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pathogens cause illness to their hosts through a variety of ways. The most obvious means is through direct damage of tissues or cells during replication, generally through the production of toxins, which allows the pathogen to reach new tissues or exit the cells inside which it replicated.

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