Kill time for which of the following infectious agents is the benchmark for the effectiveness of a surface disinfectant?
A)West Nile virus
B)Tetanus
C)Tuberculosis
D)Syphilis

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The effectiveness of a surface disinfectant is determined by the time it takes to kill tuberculosis on a surface.
Because West Nile is a virus,its survival time outside a living host is limited.
The bacterium that causes tetanus is not used as the standard for testing the effectiveness of a surface disinfectant.
The bacteria that cause syphilis can be destroyed with disinfectants and antibiotics more easily than tuberculosis.

Kill Time for Which of the Following Infectious Agents Is