Which Statement Is Not True About Chronic Persistent Viral Infections

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Multiple Choice

Which statement is not true about chronic persistent viral infections?

• A) The immune system fails to clear the infection.
• B) May involve periods of flare- up where the virus is actively replicating alternating with periods of dormancy.
• C) A period of quiet infection where the host is asymptomatic is followed by a period of active viral replication.
• D) May involve integration of the virus into the host cell DNA to form a provirus.
• E) Small numbers of virions may be produced and released from host cells during the quiet periods.

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