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26 October, 08:15

Chicken-pox is a common childhood virus. Typically, during the first day of exposure, the victim gets sniffles and begins running a fever. By the second day, small sores have broken out all over the body. By the third day, the person has an obvious case of the chicken-pox. However, by about the 7th day, the chicken pox is gone, but the virus remains hidden in the DNA of the person for the rest of their life.

Which statement is NOT true?

A)

Chicken pox is a lytic virus when it is causing sores.

B)

Chicken pox is a lysogenic virus when it is hiding in the person's DNA.

C)

Antibiotics could cure chicken pox sooner than 7 days, since it is a virus.

D)

The immune system of a person gets chicken pox under control in about 7 days.

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  1. 26 October, 08:41
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    The answer is C, since antibiotics will not effect viruses, only bacterial infections.
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