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Which of the following has least minimum infective dose(MID) required for causing infection:

A
Salmonella typhi
B
Campylobacter jejuni
C
Shigella dysentery
D
Vibrio cholera
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. (c) Shigella dysentery "Shigella cause bacillary dysentery. Infection occur by ingestion. The minimum infective dose is low: as few as I0-I(N bacilli are capable of initiating the disease, probably because they survive gastric acidity better than other enterobacter"- Ananthanarayan.

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