A scientist is working on determining what is causing an alarming disease found in tropical sloths. The animals lose weight and develop a fever. She discovers that the pathogen infects the cells of the sloth's intestines and consists of just DNA and protein, and is not affected by an antibiotic. The likely cause of the disease is a(an): Bacterium Virus Fungus Archaean
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