Herpes

Question 1

Chicken pox is caused by a herpes virus. True or false?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

How does the herpes virus manage to escape the host’s immune response?

Answer 2

During primary infection - enters peripheral sensory nerves and migrates along axons to sensory nerve ganglia in the CNS

Question 3

Between reactivations, the virus remains latent. True or false?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

How can the latency of the virus be broken?

Answer 4

Physically - e.g. injury, UV

Psychologically - e.g. stress

Question 5

Which drug is used for treatment of Herpes infections?

Answer 5

Aciclovir

Question 6

Where does infection with Varicella-zoster occur?

Answer 6

Respiratory tract or conjunctiva and after multiplication at inoculation, the virus spreads to bloodstream

Question 7

Shingles is most common in the later stages of life. True or false?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Shingles is most serious when cranial nerves are involved. True or false?

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Epstein-Barr virus can remain asymptomatic for a lifetime. True or false?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Varicella vaccine protects against chicken pox and consequently shingles. True or false?

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What is glandular fever caused by?

Answer 11

Epstein-Barr virus