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Question for November 01, 2003:

Question: NAME THE VIRUS!

The sections show liver and lung from the autopsy of a 24 year old man.  He was in good health until a few days prior to his death, when he developed a flu-like illness.  Autopsy showed marked necrosis in the spleen, lung and liver.   What is the diagnosis?
 
1.  Measles infection
2.  Hepatitis C infection
3. Herpes simplex virus
4. Varicella-zoster
5. None of the above
 


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