Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

by Bauman, Robert W,, PhD

Published by Benjamin Cummings

ISBN 10: 032191855X

ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 13 - Characterizing and Classifying Viruses, Viroids, and Prions - Questions For Review - Multiple Choice - Page 411: 8

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HIV, chicken pox virus, and herpesviruses can all be latent. To be latent means to have a pathogen remain inactive for a long period of time before becoming active.

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