The nurse is aware that the major characteristic of viruses is that they are
1. extracellular parasites.
2. intracellular parasites.
3. extracellular bacteria.
4. intracellular bacteria.
2
Rationale 1: Viruses are not extracellular parasites.
Rationale 2: Viruses are intracellular parasites. They must be inside a host cell to cause infection.
Rationale 3: Viruses are not bacteria.
Rationale 4: Viruses are not bacteria.
Global Rationale: Viruses are intracellular parasites. They must be inside a host cell to cause infection. Viruses are not extracellular parasites. Viruses are not bacteria.
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