Exam 4 Coronaviruses

Question 1

Corona means:

Answer 1

Crown

Question 2

What are the characteristics/structure of coronavirus?

Answer 2

• Large
• Enveloped
• ssRNA

Question 3

What types of diseases does coronavirus generally cause?

Answer 3

• Respiratory
• Gastrointestinal
• Neurologic

Question 4

What are the three pandemic strains of coronavirus?

Answer 4

• SARS or SARS-CoV
• MERS
• SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19

Question 5

What is SARS?

Answer 5

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (2002-2003)

Question 6

What is MERS?

Answer 6

Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (2012-2013)

Question 7

What is SARS-CoV-2?

Answer 7

Novel coronavirus (2019-2020)

Question 8

What does SARS-CoV-2 stand for?

Answer 8

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2

Question 9

Coronavirus taxonomy is based on:

Answer 9

Genetic structure

Question 10

The diseases that SARS-CoV-2 cause are called:

Answer 10

COVID-19

Question 11

SARS-CoV mortality is ___%

Answer 11

10%

Question 12

MERS-CoV vector

Answer 12

Dromedary camels (milk, meat, urine)

Question 13

MERS-CoV mortality is ___%

Answer 13

34%

Question 14

SARS-CoV-2 is a _____ disease caused by ____

Answer 14

Zoonitic; bats and pangolins

Question 15

SARS-CoV-2 mortality rate

Answer 15

2%

Question 16

Many infected by SARS-CoV-2 are _____

Answer 16

Asymptomatic

Question 17

What is the number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide as of March 2024?

Answer 17

7,006,149

Question 18

What is the number of COVID-19 deaths in the US?

Answer 18

1,184,376

Question 19

SARS-CoV-2 test positivity (orange line) has remained _____ which is a marker of ______

Answer 19

Elevated; ongoing COVID-19 spread

Question 20

COVID-19 deaths (blue) have _____

Answer 20

Declined substantially

Question 21

What are some COVID-19 risk factors for death?

Answer 21

• Age 75 or older
• Pre-existing conditions (cancer, diabetes, asthma, heart, obesity, liver, kidney disease)

Question 22

____ have high COVID-19 death rates

Answer 22

White/non-hispanic

Question 23

Prevention strategies for COVID-19

Answer 23

• Masks (helpful)
• take added precaution for the next 5 days

Question 24

What is no longer recommended as a prevention strategy for COVID-19?

Answer 24

Cleaning surfaces

Question 25

What is Long COVID?

Answer 25

• Post-COVID-19 conditions
• Signs, symptoms, and conditions continue and can last months or even years after infection

Question 26

What can happen as a result of long COVID?

Answer 26

Reactivation of pathogens, including herpesviruses such as Epstein-Barr virus

Question 27

What percent of the US population completed a primary series of the vaccine (total)?

Answer 27

69.5%

Question 28

Which group has the highest amount of people who completed a primary series of the vaccine?

Answer 28

65 years and older

Question 29

SARS-CoV-2 Positive - Treatment

Answer 29

Antivirals such as Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, molnupiravir, remdesivir

Recommended for 50 years and older or have an underlying medical condition

Question 30

What are the methods of testing for COVID-19?

Answer 30

• PCR (gold standard)
• Antigen (rapid, inexpensive)

Question 31

____ is not recommended to diagnose COVID-19 infection

Answer 31

Antibody (detect a previous infection)