Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)

1. Both agglutination and ELISA procedures may be used to detect the presences of either viral antigen or the patient's antibodies to a virus.

2. Antiviral drugs exist that target all stages of viral replication except the production of viral nucleic acids.

3. Bacterial spore formation is a type of sexual reproduction.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE

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