Which of the following is the major reason why it has been difficult to treat viral infections with chemotherapeutic agents?

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Viruses rely on the metabolic machinery of their host cells, which makes it difficult to find points of attack that don't also harm the host cells. This limits the effectiveness of chemotherapeutic agents in treating viral infections. Option A is incorrect because it implies that viral metabolism is too similar to host metabolism, when in fact it's the dependence on host metabolism that is the issue. Option C is incorrect because while viruses don't have metabolism themselves, they still rely on the metabolism of host cells. Option D is incorrect as it's not an accurate statement.

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