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Assertion : AIDS spreads mote rapidly th...

Assertion : AIDS spreads mote rapidly than the hepatitis.
Reason : HIV has shorter incubation period than that of HBV.

A

If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B

If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C

If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D

If both the assertion and reason are false

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D
The incubation period of hepatitis B virus from 45 to 160 days. The median incubation period from HIV infection until development of AIDS is estimated at approximately 10 years
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