Two Diseases That Represent High-Priority Threats as Biological Weapons Today

question 12

Multiple Choice

Two diseases that represent high-priority threats as biological weapons today are

• A) smallpox and typhus.
• B) syphilis and HIV.
• C) anthrax and botulinum.
• D) anthrax and Salmonella.

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