The health care population must be alert to the spread of untreatable, aggressive diseases worldwide. Which of the following have been prepared as biological weapons?
A) Ebola virus
B) SARS
C) Hantavirus
D) Epstein-Barr virus
Ans: A
Feedback: Both Ebola and Marburg viruses have been prepared as biological weapons and cause great concern because of the extreme virulence and high mortality rates associated with infection. No antivirals have been approved or show promise against the Ebola and Marburg viruses. SARS is an influenza-like disease that was first recognized in China. Hantavirus causes pulmonary syndrome and severe cardiopulmonary illness. Epstein-Barre-virus is associated with mononucleosis.
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