Foundations in Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 24.L1, Problem 1MCQ
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Poxviruses are large, complex viruses that produce characteristic skin lesions called pox/ pocks. These viruses are enveloped and cause many infections in humans.
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Foundations in Microbiology
Ch. 24.1 - Prob. 1ELOCh. 24.1 - Prob. 2ELOCh. 24.1 - Explain how viral structure is related to viral...Ch. 24.1 - Discuss the structures found in a typical virus.Ch. 24.1 - Differentiate among lytic infection, latent...Ch. 24.1 - Relate the importance of structure to viral...Ch. 24.1 - What accounts for the affinity of viruses for...Ch. 24.1 - What accounts for the symptoms of viral diseases?Ch. 24.1 - In what ways can people carry viruses?Ch. 24.2 - Prob. 4ELO
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