Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about emerging viruses is false?
A) Emerging viruses are able to "jump" from one species to another.
B) Hantavirus,which causes a hemorrhagic-type fever,originates in deer mice.
C) Ebola is an emerging virus of unknown origins that can have a mortality rate in excess of 50%.
D) The emerging virus SARS is a completely new form of corona virus.
E) The stable genome of the SARS virus makes it an unlikely candidate for vaccine development.
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