Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 22, Problem 3Q
Summary Introduction
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The argument about the way sexually transmitted microbe might benefit from evolving toward lower virulence while a mosquito-borne virus would not.
Introduction:
Microbes are the small living things that are not visible with naked eyes. These microbes are present everywhere. Sexually transmitted diseases are the infections that are passed from one generation to another through sexual contact. Mosquito-borne diseases are the diseases that are transmitted by mosquitoes.
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Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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