Infectious Diseases (Viral)

Question 1

Measles complication wherein the virus propagates within neurons causing neurodegeneration

Answer 1

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Question 2

Forscheimer spots

Answer 2

Rubella or german measles

Question 3

Salt and pepper retinopathy

Answer 3

Congenital rubella

Question 4

Nagayama spots

Answer 4

Roseola

Question 5

Reactivation of latent varicella infection

Answer 5

Herpes zoster or shingles

Question 6

Coxsackievirus A16 and enterovirus 71 as etiology

Answer 6

Hand, foot and mouth disease or herpangina

Question 7

Parvovirus B19 as etiology

Answer 7

Erythema infectiosum or fifth disease

Question 8

Papular-purpuric gloves and socks syndrome

Answer 8

Parvovirus B19 infection

Question 9

Warthin-Finkeldey giant cells

Answer 9

Measles or rubeola

Question 10

Most common manifestation of recurrent HSV-1 infection?

Answer 10

Herpes labialis (or fever blisters or cold sores)

Question 11

Part of brain affected by HSV encephalitis

presenting with anosmia, memory loss, peculiar behavior, expressive aphasia, hallucinations, focal seizures

Answer 11

Frontal lobe, temporal lobe, limbic system

Question 12

Etiology of infectious mononucleosis

Answer 12

Epstein-Barr virus

Question 13

Triad of fatigue, pharyngitis, generalized lymphadenopathy

Answer 13

Infectious mononucleosis

Question 14

Disease with strikingly enlarged epithelial or mesenchymal cells with large intranuclear inclusions

Answer 14

CMV infection

Question 15

Paul-Bunnel antibodies (or heterophile antibodies) on serologic testing

Answer 15

Infectious mononucleosis

Question 16

Type of influenza that can cause an epidemic and has animals as hosts

Answer 16

Influenza type A

Question 17

Prophylaxis for an Influenza type A outbreak

Answer 17

Amantadine and Rimantadine

Question 18

What can be seen in a rabid animal’s brain

Answer 18

Negri bodies