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Is hepatitis a virus is smaller than hiv virus?

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Please repost with a succinct question. Hep A has no relation to HIV, and I cannot possibly imagine that you are asking about the actual size of the virus.

Answered 11/22/2021

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