3. RNA Viruses (I)

Question 1

The only double stranded RNA virus

Answer 1

Reoviridae

Question 2

Nonenveloped RNA viruses

Answer 2

Caliciviridae
Reoviridae
Astroviridae
Filoviridae
Picornaviridae

CRAFP

Question 3

Arenaviruses are AKA

Answer 3

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis viruses

Question 4

Disease caused by Arenaviruses

Answer 4

Benign aseptic meningitis

Question 5

In Africa, Arenavirusis AKA

Answer 5

Lassa fever virus

Question 6

In South America, Arenavirus is AKA

Answer 6

Junin virus

Machupo virus

Question 7

AKA Junin and Machupo virus in South America

Answer 7

Arenavirus

Question 8

AKA Lassa fever virus in Africa

Answer 8

Arenavirus

Question 9

AKA La Crosse encephalitis virus

Answer 9

Bunyavirus

Question 10

AKA Hantavirus

Answer 10

Bunyavirus

Question 11

Bunyavirus that causes encephalitis

Answer 11

La Crosse encephalitis virus

Question 12

Bunyavirus that causes respiratory infection

Answer 12

Hantavirus

Question 13

Genus under Caliciviridae that causes gastroenteritis and outbreaks of diarrhea in adults

Answer 13

Norovirus (Norwalk virus)

Question 14

Has large, club-shaped spikes on surface of the virus

Answer 14

Coronaviruses

Question 15

Viruses under the Family Filoviridae

Answer 15

Marburg virus

Ebola virus

Question 16

Reservoir of Marburg and Ebola viruses

Answer 16

Monkey

Question 17

Viruses under the Flaviviridae family

Answer 17

• St. Louis encephalitis virus
• West Nile virus
• Yellow fever virus
• Dengue virus
• Hepatitis C virus

Question 18

Cause of non-A, non-B (NANB) hepatitis

Answer 18

Hepatitis C

Question 19

Genus of Hepatitis C

Answer 19

Hepacivirus

Question 20

Screening test for Hepatitis C

Answer 20

EIA

Question 21

Confirmatory test for Hepatitis C

Answer 21

Western blot

Question 22

Family of Influenza viruses

Answer 22

Orthomyxoviridae

Question 23

Number of segments of Orthomyxoviridae

Answer 23

8 segments

Question 24

2 important surface Ags of Influenza viruses

Answer 24

Neuraminidase

Hemagglutinin

Question 25

Influenza virus surface Ag for attachment and RBC agglutination

Answer 25

Hemagglutinin

Question 26

Influenza virus surface Ag with enzymatic activity

Answer 26

Neuraminidase

Question 27

Orthomyxovirus gene reassortment that occurs in all three influenza viruses

Answer 27

Antigenic drift

Question 28

Orthomyxovirus gene reassortment that causes epidemics and pandemics

Answer 28

Antigenic shift

Question 29

Antigenic shift only happens in

Answer 29

Influenza A

Question 30

Enumerate the genera under Paramyxoviridae

Answer 30

Mumps virus
Parainfluenza virus
Measles virus
RSV
Metapneumovirus

Question 31

Used for ID of parainfluenza virus

Answer 31

Hemadsorption

Question 32

Measles virus is AKA

Answer 32

Morbillivirus

Rubeola

Question 33

Characteristic rash associated with measles

Answer 33

Koplik spots

Question 34

Used for ID of measles virus

Answer 34

Hemadsorption

Question 35

The mumps virus infects the

Answer 35

Salivary parotid glands

Question 36

Used for ID of mumps virus

Answer 36

Hemadsorption

Question 37

Paramyxovirus that causes bronchiolitis and pneumonia in infants

Answer 37

Resporatory syncytial virus (RSV)

Question 38

Used for confirmation of RSV

Answer 38

Monoclonal Ab

Question 39

Used for diagnosis of metapneumonia

Answer 39

PCR

Question 40

Families of RNA viruses

Answer 40

Bunyaviridae
Orthomyxoviridae
Reoviridae
Retroviridae
Rhabdoviridae
Caliciviridae
Coronaviridae
Paramyxoviridae
Picornaviridae
Filoviridae
Flaviviridae
Arenaviridae
Astroviridae
Togaviridae

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