Each General Statement Is Followed by Several Examples

question 25

Multiple Choice

Each general statement is followed by several examples. Select the letter of the example that does not clearly illustrate the generalization.
-Thanks to vaccines, we have eliminated some terrible, life-threatening diseases.

• A) The polio vaccine has virtually eradicated that disease in the West.
• B) Before the 1960s, smallpox killed about 2 million people a year, but the smallpox vaccine got rid of the disease.
• C) Researchers still hope to perfect a vaccine against the deadly virus that causes HIV and AIDS.
• D) For the children in the United States, a vaccine has eliminated whooping cough (pertussis).

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