Which is true regarding viruses? 1. Viruses are treated with antibiotics. 2. Viruses are ...

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Rationale 1:Viruses are treated with antiviral drugs.
Rationale 2:Viruses are self-limiting and require no medical treatment.
Rationale 3:Viruses contain a few dozen genes in the form of RNA or DNA.
Rationale 4:Viruses are surrounded by a protective protein coat or capsid.

Global Rationale: Surrounded by a protective protein coat or capsid, a virus contains only a few dozen geneseither in the form of ribonucleic acid (RNA) or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)that contain the information needed for viral replication. Many viral infections are self-limiting and require no medical treatment.