0
It is the amount of a pathogen you would have to ingest to become infected. For instance you need to ingest about a million salmonella bacteria to become infected, whereas gastroenteritis caused by Shigella needs only a couple of hundred organisms.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Do microorganisms with smaller infectious dose have greater or lesser virulence?
small infectious dose leads to greater virulence
What is the required amount for HIV infective dose?
infectious dose of HIV ranges from 400 units to 4000 units
Whatkind of people do dose ricketsia prowazekii?
infectious disease specialists
Measles is an example of?
I think it is an example of an infectious disease...or so it says in my textbook!
What is the relation between EID50 and TCID50?
Egg Infected dose 50% Vs. Tissue Culture Infectious Dose 50% Two ways of testing for virus. One with eggs and one with tissue.
Where do you use dose?
You use a dose with medicine. For example; I need to take a dose of my medicine before i go to bed.
What does infectious laugh mean?
An Infectious Laugh is a laughter that is SO Cute or SO Delightful, that just by hearing it , everyone around feels happy & wants to laugh also ! (example..... That little baby has the Cutest laugh; it was totally infectious! )
What is the meaning of infectious disease?
The disease which is spread from person to person is called infectious disease. For example flu is a viral disease through which the other person is infected from the patient
What is an example of non-infectious disease?
Non-infectious diseases are those that are not caused by pathogens. Examples include Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, and congestive heart failure.
What is a word used to describe a infectous agent?
A word used to describe "Infectious Agent" could be: Scary. Here is an example of it in a sentence: The scary, infectious agent stole my money.
What are similarities between infectious and noninfectious diseases?
infectious diseases involve a causative organism, from groups such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and such. Noninfectious diseases are not caused by a specific infectious organism. You get an infective disease from a bacteria or a virus or even a fungus. Other diseases are not caused by these but by other things. For example: cancer.
What is an on ifectious disease?
Infectious and contagious are considered different by the transmission route. A condition that is infectious is transmitted by contact with body fluids by touch or by airborne route. One such example is influenza, or the common flu.
