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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Content last updated: 04/03/2005
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