Which of the following human diseases is caused by a virus that requires reverse transcriptase to transcribe its genome inside the host cell?
A) herpes
B) AIDS
C) smallpox
D) influenza

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AIDS is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which is a retrovirus. Retroviruses use reverse transcriptase to transcribe their RNA genome into DNA inside a host cell.

Which of the Following Human Diseases Is Caused by a Virus