The Nurse Would Correctly Identify the Etiologic Agent of Smallpox

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nurse would correctly identify the etiologic agent of smallpox as:

• A) a bacterium.
• B) a virus.
• C) insects.
• D) mites.

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