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

1. Viruses are the smallest infectious agents.
2. Rickettsia spp. and Chlamydia spp. cannot be grown on artificial media.
3. Prions are infectious RNA molecules.
4. HIV is an enveloped, double-stranded RNA virus.
5. Organisms in the genus Vibrio are curved bacilli.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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