Diagnosis of Viral Infections 1 and 2 - L13

Question 1

What would be a good time frame to collect samples for virus isolation:

A. Within 3 days of appearance of clinical signs
B. Within 7 days of appearance of clinical signs
C. Within 14 days of appearance of clinical signs
D. Within a month of appearance of clinical signs

Answer 1

A. Within 3 days of appearance of clinical signs

Note: The earlier the better

Question 2

A Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) yields 3-D images.

True or False?

Answer 2

False

Note: They yield 2-D images

Question 3

Vacutainer tubes used to collect blood sample to obtain serum for diagnostic purposes usually have _____ colored caps?

A. Lavender
B. Blue
C. Red
D. Orange

Answer 3

C. Red

Question 4

POCs in viral diagnostics is the abbreviation for

a. Patient on Care assays
b. Point of Care assays
c. Point of Control assays
d. Positive on Control assays

Answer 4

b. Point of Care assays