Question

match each statement with one choice from the list. a beginning stage of disease when there are no signs or symptoms having an infection without any signs or symptoms site in the body where most anaerobes are found bites, wounds, scrapes are examples of this bypass route for pathogen entry into the body toxin produced only by gram negative bacteria

Explanation:

1. The incubation period is the initial stage of a disease before signs or symptoms appear.
2. Having an infection without signs or symptoms is called asymptomatic infection, not opportunistic pathogens which are microbes that cause disease under certain conditions.
3. The lower digestive tract is a common site for anaerobes due to its oxygen - poor environment.
4. Bites, wounds, and scrapes are examples of the parenteral route, which is a way for pathogens to bypass normal body barriers.
5. Endotoxin is a toxin produced only by gram - negative bacteria, released when the cell wall is broken down.

Answer:

1. Incubation period
2. Asymptomatic infection (the given 'Opportunistic pathogens' is incorrect)
3. Lower digestive tract
4. Parenteral route
5. Endotoxin