West Nile Virus Has the Following Characteristics, Except

question 26

Multiple Choice

West Nile virus has the following characteristics, except:

• A)causes hemorrhagic fever
• B)is an arbovirus
• C)transmitted by a mosquito vector
• D)typically is a flu-like illness
• E)severe encephalitis occurs in less than 1% of infected persons

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