Study guide cards

Question 1

All hepatitis viruses are (+)ssRNA except what, and what type of genome do they have?

Answer 1

Hep B- circular dsDNA

Hep delta- (-)ssRNA

Question 2

What is the only dsRNA virus we’ve encountered?

Answer 2

The Rotavirus

Question 3

Of the neurological viruses, all are (+)ssRNA except?

Answer 3

Rabies which is (-)ssRNA

Question 4

Retroviruses have what kind of genome?

Answer 4

(+)ssRNA

Question 5

Just about all the viruses we have encountered thus far have been enveloped except for two. What are they?

Answer 5

Poliovirus

Rotavirus

Question 6

What are some side effects of being infected with measles?

Answer 6

It suppresses the immune system, opening up the host to opportunistic pathogens.
Also, vitamin A deficient blindness can occur

Question 7

Most viruses have similar symptoms. What is the defining symptom of Varicella Zoster Virus?

Answer 7

Rash on face, scalp and trunk primarily that lasts for 3-6 days