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Our Biggest Smallest Threat: Quiz

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1. Which of the following differentiates viruses from bacteria?





2. Which of the following is NOT caused by a virus?





3. In what year was smallpox officially eradicated?





4. When were the first cases of HIV reported?





5. Who starred in the killer-virus movie Outbreak?





6. Why can't you treat a virus with antibiotics?





7. What is a "nosocomial" infection?





8. Why is "Marburg" virus so-called?





9. What condition is caused by Hepatitis?





10. Who discovered the technique of vaccination?







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