Questions - Transmission Flashcards
Why does it matter if it has an envelope or not?
Enveloped viruses are easily inactivated outside the body. They generally don’t show famine transmission. Naked viruses are more sturdy outside the human body.
Which enveloped virus has fomite transmission?
Smallpox (Pox Virus)
Variola
Influenza
SARS (Corona Virus)
Which virus has been used in bioterrorism?
Smallpox, infected blankets distributed in India
Which viruses can be transmitted by bats?
Rabies
Ebola
SARS
MERS
Which is the first virus associated with mosquito transmission?
Yellow fever
Which virus can be a marker for sexual activity?
Molluscum contagiosum
Which viruses have anthroponotic transmission (human-mosquito-human)?
Zika and Yellow fever
In Molluscum contagiosum (MC), what is the significance of where the lesions appear?
Above the waist - transmitted by direct contact (usually by children or fomites)
Below the waist - sexually transmitted
Which virus can be transmitted by gorilla carcases?
Ebola Virus
Which viruses can be transmitted in swimming pools?
Adenovirus
Human Papillomavirus
Molluscum Contagiosum
Which viruses can be transmitted by feces?
Poliovirus
Coronavirus
Which viruses can be transmitted by the fecal-oral route?
Rotavirus
Norovirus
Hepatitis A, E
Which viruses can be found in breast milk?
West Nile Encephalitis
Cytomegalovirus
HIV
HTLV
Which virus is transmitted by rodents?
Lassa Fever
Which virus might shed for a year and requires infants in a pediatric ward to be isolated?
Rubella
