DNA Viruses

Question 1

this virus consist of cold sores

Answer 1

herpes simplex I

Question 2

what are the properties of the herpes virus?

Answer 2

enveloped
DNA virus
cause the disease and then because latent in cells

Question 3

this virus consists of genial sores and infects newborns

Answer 3

herpes simplex II

Question 4

what drug is used to treat herpes?

Answer 4

acyclovir

Question 5

if a pregnant mother has active HSV lesion, what birth method is recomended?

Answer 5

c section

Question 6

reoccurrence of chicken pox virus

Answer 6

varicella-zoster virus

Question 7

the zoster virus is more serious in what demographic?

Answer 7

older individuals
pregnant mother can pass through the placenta

Question 8

this virus remains latent in cranial nerve cells and appears on one side of the face or body

Answer 8

varicella zoster

Question 9

what does zostavax vaccine treat

Answer 9

shingles

Question 10

what does varivax vaccine treat

Answer 10

chicken pox

Question 11

this virus is known as the kissing disease?

Answer 11

Epstein barr virus

Question 12

this virus causes 90% of infectious mononucleosis

Answer 12

Epstein barr virus

Question 13

this virus is latent in B lymphocytes

Answer 13

Epstein barr virus

Question 14

this virus causes 10% of infectious mononucleosis

Answer 14

cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Question 15

this virus is a major problem in renal transplant patients?

Answer 15

cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Question 16

this virus is the leading cause of congenital viral infection?

Answer 16

cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Question 17

what is used to treat cytomegalovirus?

Answer 17

gancyclovir

Question 18

this virus infects the T cells and causes Roseola in infants

Answer 18

human herpes virus 6

Question 19

this virus causes lymphocytic leukemia

Answer 19

human herpes virus 7

Question 20

this virus causes kapsoi’s sarcoma in AIDS patients causing purple skin blotches.

Answer 20

human herpes virus 8

Question 21

What are the characteristic of adenoviruses?

Answer 21

contains DNA
naked virus

Question 22

this virus cause 10-15% of respiratory infections

Answer 22

adenoviruses

Question 23

this virus is transmitted by respiratory droplets and fecal oral

Answer 23

adenoviruses

Question 24

what are the 4 adenovirus diseases

Answer 24

pharyngitis
kerato conjunctivitis
acute respiratory disease (ARD)
Pneumonia

Question 25

this virus is an infection of the throat (sore throat)

Answer 25

pharyngitis

Question 26

this is an injection of the eye

Answer 26

kerato conjunctivitis

Question 27

this virus is acquired from almost all new army recruits and it causes sore throat and fever

Answer 27

acute respiratory disease

Question 28

this virus has the highest mortality rate and primarily occurs in infants

Answer 28

pneumonia

Question 29

this virus is spread from hospital patients and health care personnel

Answer 29

adenoviruses

Question 30

what is the drug that is proven effective in curing adenovirus infections?

Answer 30

there is none

Question 31

this virus is

Answer 31

contains DNA naked virus

Question 32

what are the two parvoviruses that have human origin

Answer 32

adeno associated virus parvovirus B19

Question 33

this parvovirus of human origin, carriers actually have reduced frequency of certain cancers

Answer 33

adeno associated virus

Question 34

this parvovirus of human origin, is very pathogenic and infects only human bone marrow cells and destroys the red blood cell precursors

Answer 34

parvovirus

Question 35

this parvovirus B19 is the fifth most common disease in children, (day care rash) slapped cheeks syndrome

Answer 35

erythema infectiosum

Question 36

this parvovirus B19 is a serious problem in people with RBC defect (sickle cell anemia)

Answer 36

transient aplastic crisis

Question 37

this parvovirus B19 is the causes joint pain in adults

Answer 37

polyarthralgia

Question 38

this parvovirus B19 causes the presence of excess extracellular fluid in two or more sites in a developing fetus PASSES TRANPLACENTALLY TO FETUS

Answer 38

non immune hydrop fetalis

Question 39

this parvovirus B19 causes low platelet counts

Answer 39

thrombocytopenia

Question 40

this parvovirus B19 is prevelent in patients with AIDS

Answer 40

chronic bone marrow failure

Question 41

what are the characteristics of the papillomaviruses

Answer 41

contains DNA naked capsid viruses

Question 42

what are the 3 common warts of the human papilloma viruses

Answer 42

common warts plantar warts venereal warts

Question 43

what are the vaccines for the human papillomavirus

Answer 43

gardasil and cevarix