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Which two pieces of evidence best support the statement: “Germs do not always cause disease”?

(1) Most germs are too small to cause disease; (2) germs cannot enter your body.

(1) Most germs do not cause disease; (2) once germs enter your body, the immune system can usually fight them off.

(1) Viruses do not cause disease; (2) once germs enter the body, the immune system can usually fight them off.

(1) Most germs do not cause disease; (2) only people who drink contaminated water can get sick from germs.

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The two pieces of evidence that best support the statement "Germs do not always cause disease" are:

(1) Most germs do not cause disease; (2) once germs enter your body, the immune system can usually fight them off.

This combination of evidence emphasizes that the majority of germs are harmless and that the body has mechanisms to defend against those that could potentially cause disease.