Foundations in Microbiology
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Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20.5, Problem 23CYP
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To determine:
The people most at risk for contracting plague, and the reason for this risk.
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Yersinia pestis is the pathogen that causes the plague. It has a very small infectious dose of about 50 cells.
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