Modified Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134402819
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem 15MC
Epstein-Barr virus ________.
- a. can be asymptomatic
- b. causes mononucleosis
- c. can cause cancer
- d. all of the above
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Modified Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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