Multiple-Choice Questions Flashcards
not caused by a poxvirus
chickenpox
zoonotic viral diseases are
severe and systemic
Which virus is used in smallpox vaccination?
vaccinia
HSV 1 usually causes
cold sores
HSV 2 usually causes
genital herpes
herpes of fingers
Herpetic whitlows
Neonatal herpes simplex is usually acquired through
an infected birth canal
is an effective treatment for herpes simplex lesions
Acyclovir
Which herpesvirus is most commonly associated with a dangerous
fetal infection?
CMV
Varicella and zoster are caused by
the same virus
common sign of hepatitis
jaundice
chronic liver infection and cancer
hepatitis C
hepatitis B
Benign epithelial growths on the skin of fingers
verrucas
Parvoviruses are unique because they
a single-stranded DNA genome
Adenoviruses are the agents
hemorrhagic cystitis
keratoconjunctivitis
common cold
chronic persistent infections
hepatitis B
oncogenic in humans
papillomavirus
Epstein-Barr virus
gingivostomatitis
herpes simplex 1
condylomata acuminata
papilloma
chickenpox
varicella zoster
erythema infectiosum
parvovirus
fever blisters
herpes simplex 1
mononucleosis
cytomegalovirus
Epstein-Barr
smallpox
variola
genital herpes
herpes simplex 2
leukoencephalopathy
polyoma
roseola
herpesvirus 6
cancer
Epstein-Barr
papilloma
keratoconjunctivitis
adenovirus
The varicella-zoster virus that causes chickenpox is classified as a
herpes virus
For which viral infections are vaccines available to the general
public?
varicella-zoster
adenovirus
receptors of the influenza virus are responsible for binding to
the host cell
hemagglutinin
primary site of attack in influenza
respiratory epithelium
Which of these happen(s) in the case of antigenic shift in influenza A
recombination of RNA segments between bird and human strains
multinucleate giant cells
pneumo
For which disease is an exanthem (skin rash) not a symptom
parainfluenza
A common, highly diagnostic sign of measles
Koplik’s spots
Viruses that cause serious diseases in infants are
respiratory syncytial virus, rotavirus
For which disease are active and passive immunization given
simultaneously?
rabies
What property of the retroviruses enables them to integrate into the
host genome
presence of reverse transcriptase
Which of the following conditions is not associated with HIV infection?
dementia
Polio and hepatitis A viruses are
enteric viruses
Rhinoviruses are the most common cause of
the common cold
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the agents of
spongiform encephalopathies?
are naked fragments of RNA
enveloped
single-stranded RNA
helical nucleocapsid
orthomyxovirus
rhabdovirus
paramyxovirus
morbillivirus
hantavirus
genome in segments
orthomyxovirus
hantavirus
double-stranded RNA
genome in segments
icosahedral capsid
nonenveloped
reovirus
single-stranded RNA
icosahedral capsid
nonenveloped
poliovirus
enveloped
single-stranded RNA
icosahedral capsid
retrovirus
respiratory tract
influenza
brain
T lymphocytes
HIV
parotid gland
mumps virus
brain
respiratory tract
measles virus
intestinal tract
liver
hepatitis A virus
respiratory tract
hantavirus
brain
spinal cord
dengue virus
intestinal tract
spinal cord
encephalitis virus
brain
poliovirus
respiratory tract
heart
eye
rabies virus
intestinal tract
rubella virus
rotavirus
respiratory droplets
influenza
mumps virus
measles virus
rubella virus
sexual transmission
HIV
ingestion (oral-fecal)
hepatitis A virus
poliovirus
rotavirus
contact with mammals
hantavirus
rabies virus