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Which of the following is NOT a potential source of pathogenic organisms causing infectious diseases?
Which of the following is NOT a potential source of pathogenic organisms causing infectious diseases?
- Animals
- People
- Normal microbiota (correct)
- Insect vectors
What is the term used to describe the complex ecosystem of microbes that humans and other animals harbor?
What is the term used to describe the complex ecosystem of microbes that humans and other animals harbor?
- Microbiome (correct)
- Virulence
- Microenvironmental niches
- Pathogenic organisms
Under what conditions can even commensal microbiota cause symptomatic infections?
Under what conditions can even commensal microbiota cause symptomatic infections?
- When normal host defenses are breached or attenuated (correct)
- When the environment is contaminated
- When potential pathogens are present
- When the microbiome is disrupted
What is the role of commensal organisms in preventing infectious diseases?
What is the role of commensal organisms in preventing infectious diseases?
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Where does the review of infectious disease start according to the text?
Where does the review of infectious disease start according to the text?
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