Sinusitis

Question 1

What is the most common viral responsible for sinusitis?

Answer 1

Rhinovirus

Question 2

What is the most common bacterial agent responsible for sinusitis?

Answer 2

Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae

Question 3

What fungi can cause a sinusitis in immunocompromised patients?

Answer 3

Aspergillus and Mucor sp

Question 4

What are some manifestations of sinusitis?

Answer 4

Facial pressure, headaches, sore throat, cough, fever, myalgias

Question 5

Acute rhinosinusitis is caused by?

Answer 5

Respiratory viruses

Question 6

What is the treatment for sinusitis?

Answer 6

Hydration, antipyretics, mucolytics, antibiotics,

Question 7

What family does the rhinovirus belong to?

Answer 7

Picornavirus

Question 8

What genetic material does the rhinovirus contain?

Answer 8

Single stranded positive sense RNA

Question 9

Does the rhinovirus have linear DNA?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

Does the rhinovirus use the host polymerase to survive?

Answer 10

Yes

Question 11

Is the rhinovirus a naked virus?

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

What shape is the rhinovirus?

Answer 12

Icosahedral

Question 13

Where does the rhinovirus replicate?

Answer 13

Cytoplasm

Question 14

Which virus is the most common cause for the common cold?

Answer 14

Rhinovirus

Question 15

Rhinovirus is…

Answer 15

Acid-Labile

Question 16

At what temperature does the rhinovirus grow best?

Answer 16

33 degrees Celsius

Question 17

What is the name of the receptor to which the rhinovirus latches on to?

Answer 17

ICAM-1

Question 18

What is the peak incidence of rhinovirus?

Answer 18

Summer/fall

Question 19

What is the genetic material of the coronavirus?

Answer 19

SS positive sense RNA

Question 20

Is the genetic material of the coronavirus linear?

Answer 20

Yes

Question 21

Does the coronavirus use the host polymerase to replicate?

Answer 21

Yes

Question 22

Is the coronavirus enveloped or naked?

Answer 22

Enveloped

Question 23

What shape is the coronavirus capsid?

Answer 23

Helical

Question 24

Where does the coronavirus replicate?

Answer 24

In the cytoplasm of the host cell

Question 25

Which virus is the second most common cause of the common cold and when is its peak incidence?

Answer 25

Coronavirus

Peak incidence- winter-spring

Question 26

What is the genetic material of the adenovirus?

Answer 26

double stranded DNA

Linear and non segmented

Question 27

Does the adenovirus use the host polymerase to replicate?

Answer 27

Yes

Question 28

Is the adenovirus a naked virus or enveloped?

Answer 28

Naked

Question 29

Where does the adenovirus replicate?

Answer 29

The nucleus of the host cell

Question 30

How does the adenovirus get transmitted?

Answer 30

Fecal oral route but also through respiratory droplets

Question 31

Which serotypes of the adenovirus cause an upper respiratory disease in children?

Answer 31

Serotypes 3 and 7

Question 32

Which serotypes of the adenovirus are responsible for causing an acute respiratory disease?

Answer 32

3,7,14

Question 33

Which serotypes of the adenovirus are responsible for causing keratoconjunctivitis?

Answer 33

3 and 19

Question 34

Which adenovirus serotype is responsible for causing conjunctivitis?

Answer 34

19

Question 35

Which adenovirus serotype is responsible for causing diarrhea in kids?

Answer 35

40, 41