The eradication of smallpox was possible because
A) it was a relatively mild disease.
B) insect vectors were eliminated.
C) there are no animal reservoirs of the virus.
D) it can be prevented with the same vaccine used to prevent chickenpox.
E) it occurs only in the tropic
Answer: there are no animal reservoirs of the virus
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Microbiology Chapter 21
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- Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
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- The patient has scaling skin on his fingers. Conidiospores are seen in microscopic examination of skin scrapings. The etiology is
- The patient has vesicles and scabs over her forehead. Microscopic examination of skin scrapings shows gram-positive cocci in clusters. The etiology is
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- Buruli ulcer is caused by
- Which of the following leads to all the others?
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- Scabies is transmitted by
- Scabies is a skin disease caused by a
- Which of the following is used to treat candidiasis of the skin or mucous membranes?
- Which of the following is used to treat sporotrichosis?
- Which of the following is used to treat shingles?
- Which of the following is used to treat herpetic keratitis?
- Which of the following statements about Reye syndrome is FALSE?
- Which of the following is NOT caused by HSV-1?
- Which of the following are incorrectly matched?
- Which of the following statements about congenital rubella syndrome is FALSE?
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