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Describe the standard procedure used to measure the IDs for a pathogen. Describe what the graph would look like and how it wo

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The ID50 (Infective Dose) value is the concentration of pathogen required to infect 50% of a population. (or a dose which is required for a 50% chance of infection in a host).

Following is the graph to interpret ID50
- - - - - - - - - 0.5 Probability of infection ID SO Concentration / Number of infections unit
From the graph the concentration of the infectious dose at which 50% of the population shows signs of infection can be infered to be the ID50 Value.

This type of experiment is however not suitable for all type of Pathogens and is majorly used for Viruses due to the uncertainty of the viability/infectivity of bacteria.

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