Virology Generalities

Question 1

ALL DNA viruses have DOUBLE STRANDED DNA EXCEPT

Answer 1

PARVOVIRUS

Question 2

ALL DNA viruses have LINEAR DNA EXCEPT

Answer 2

Papillomavirus (circular, supercoiled)
Polyomavirus(circular, supercoiled)
Hepadnavirus (circular, incomplete)

Question 3

ALL DNA viruses are ICOSAHEDRAL EXCEPT

Answer 3

Poxvirus (complex)

Question 4

ALL DNA viruses REPLICATE in the NUCLEUS EXCEPT

Answer 4

Poxvirus

Question 5

All RNA viruses have SINGLE STRANDED RNA EXCEPT

Answer 5

Reovirus

Question 6

All RNA viruses REPLICATE in the CYTOPLASM EXCEPT

Answer 6

Influenzae virus

Retrovirus

Question 7

Largest DNA virus

Answer 7

POXVIRUS

Question 8

Smallest DNA virus

Answer 8

Parvovirus

Question 9

Can cause LATENT infections

Answer 9

Herpesviridae

Question 10

Only DNA Hepatitis Virus

Answer 10

Hepatitis B

Question 11

Largest RNA

Answer 11

Paramyxovirus

Question 12

Smallest RNA Virus

Answer 12

Picornavirus

Question 13

“F” protein (fusion) protein

Answer 13

RSV

Question 14

With reverse transcriptase

Answer 14

Retrovirus

Question 15

Results from MINOR MUTATION responsible for LOCAL OUTBREAKS

Answer 15

ANTIGENIC DRIFT

*Influenza B primarily human virus

Question 16

Results from MAJOR MUTATION associated with PANDEMIC

Answer 16

ANTIGENIC SHIFT

*Influenza A replicates in various types of hosts (humans,animals)

Question 17

A test wherein a smear of an opened skin vesicle detect multinucleated giant cells

Answer 17

TZANCK TEST

*HSV-1, HSV-2, VZV

Question 18

Negative Strand RNA Viruses

Answer 18

Arenavirus
Bunyavirus
Paramyxovirus
Orthomyxovirus
Filovirus
Rhabdovirus