Smallpox Is an Enveloped Virus with a DNA Genome

question 12

Multiple Choice

Smallpox is an enveloped virus with a DNA genome.We have eliminated this once deadly virus through an aggressive world-wide vaccination program.Why might a vaccine be successful with smallpox,but not with HIV?

• A)Because smallpox is an enveloped virus
• B)Because viruses with DNA genomes must replicate inside a host cell
• C)Because RNA is more stable than DNA, and is less likely to be destroyed by the vaccine
• D)Because host cells have RNA in them, and thus don't raise antibodies against RNA
• E)Because DNA genomes mutate less rapidly than RNA genomes

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