Types of acellular pathogens

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Compare the different types of acellular pathogens (include in your answer the types of pathogens, their mode of replication, and the damage to the host). Provide 3 examples of medically important viruses comparing size/shape, nucleic acid, preferred host, and their course as a pathogen.

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