Microbiology with Diseases by Body System, Books a la Carte Edition (5th Edition)
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Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
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Chapter 26, Problem 8MC
Which of the following diseases is not caused by NIAID category A biological weapons agents?
- a. smallpox
- b. plague
- c. Q fever
- d. tularemia
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