Why Is It Virtually Impossible to Eradicate a Disease Caused by a Zoonotic

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Multiple Choice

Why is it virtually impossible to eradicate a disease caused by a zoonotic virus?

• A) You would have to drive the vector organism extinct to do so.
• B) Many vector organisms have multiple stages of their life cycle that can carry a zoonotic virus, which complicates controlling the vector-borne transmission.
• C) Many viruses transmitted in this manner may utilize more than one vector organism.
• D) Many zoonotic viruses may be able to reside in more than one host organism, complicating control measures.
• E) All of the answer choices are correct.