Question 68

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Influenza is an acute human viral disease that causes brief cellular damage followed by healing and complete clearing of the virus from the body. Hepatitis C is a chronic viral disease that causes slow destruction of liver tissue and persistent virions that are not completely cleared. Which of these diseases is more likely to be caused by lytic virus and which is caused by a non-lytic virus?

Answer

Persistent viral infections occur when t...

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