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All of the following can happen if a virus gains access to a cell's "replication machinery" EXCEPT:

1. The virus can begin to make copies of itself.
2. The virus and its copies can destroy the cell.
3. The virus and its copies can attack other cells and spread to others.
4. The virus will eventually eliminate itself due to excessive self-replication.

Answer 4 is correct because Answers 1, 2, and 3, can and do happen, as evidenced with the referenced 1918 pandemic that killed up to 50 million people.