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shingles is an example of
a persistent virus
a lytic virus
lysogeny
reactivation of the chickenpox latent virus
question 8 (1 point)
binomial nomenclature is used to name viruses.
true
false
Shingles is caused by the re - activation of the varicella - zoster virus which is the same virus that causes chickenpox and remains latent in the body. Binomial nomenclature is used for naming organisms in the Linnaean system and is not used for naming viruses. Viruses have their own naming systems based on various characteristics like structure, host, etc.
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- reactivation of the chickenpox latent virus
- False