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A tube of monkey kidney cells is inoculated with nasopharyngeal secretions. During the next a week, no cytopathic effects (CPEs) are observed. On the eighth day, the tissue culture is infected accidentally with a picornavirus; nevertheless, the culture does not develop CPEs. Which of the following is the most likely explanation of this phenomenon?

a)The nasopharyngeal secretions contained rubella virus
b)The nasopharyngeal secretions contained hemagglutinins
c)Picornavirus does not produce CPEs
d)Picornavirus does not replicate in monkey kidney cells
e)Monkey kidney cells are resistant to CPEs



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no idea

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I guess A them ( how do you manage the time , these question seen to be on the page for ever)

RT.
The nasopharyngeal secretions contained rubella virus

@zaika do you mind to exp your reasoning.

@cardio could you please explain why is this the answer. sorry but l have difficulties to understand this answer.thank you

@briadr it is a Copy Paste Question from below link.. so read up explaination of Question 2.

http://www.network54.com/Search/view/173...&page=7746