Data collected to date indicate that

A) humans and marine mammals cannot be infected by the same pathogens.
B) marine mammals do not get infectious diseases.
C) new species of bacteria will not be discovered in wild animals.
D) marine mammals don't have an immune system.
E) None of the answers is correct.


E

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