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1
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Viruses are ____ agents and are identified after the discovery of ________

A

filterable, electron microscope

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2
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____ are either DNA/RNA

A

Viruses

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3
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protects the nucleic acid

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viral capsid

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4
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Capsomere functions

A

shape and resistance of viruses

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5
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___ is responsible for the replication and membrane containing viral proteins

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Viral envelope

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6
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_____ contain glycoproteins and recognize host cell receptor

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Viral receptors

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7
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DNA Viruses: VAHHP

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Variola, Adenovirus, Herpes, Hepatitis, Papilloma

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8
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Causative agent of smallpox

A

Variola

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9
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Vaccinia is the causative agent of

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cowpox

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10
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Causative agent of URT infection, latent tonsil and adenoid infection

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Adenovirus

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11
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Herpes virus that cause cold sores

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HSV1

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12
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HSV2 causes

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genital sores

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13
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Causative agent of pneumonia, hepatitis and encephalitis in immunocompromised

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cytomegalovirus

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14
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Causative agent of chicken pox

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Varicella zoster

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14
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Causative agent of burkitts lymphoma

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Eipsten-Barr

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15
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Causative agent of warts

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papilloma virus

16
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Hepatitis B are transmitted through

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prenatal, w/ blood, sexual

17
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Influenza is the causative agent of

18
Q

Causative agent of fatal encephalitis

A

Rabies virus

19
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Causative agent of gastroenteritis

20
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Causative agent of poliomyelitis

A

Polio virus

21
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Causative agent of common colds

A

Rhinovirus

22
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Causative agent of infectious hepatitis

23
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Causative agent of rubella

24
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Flavivirus causes

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yellow fever; Hepa C

25
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Filovirus causes

26
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Retrovirus causes

A

human T-cell leukemia

27
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Causative agent of AIDS

28
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Causative agent of severe hepatitis, co-infection with hepatitis B

29
Q

Antiviral chemotherapy targets ____, ___, ___, and ___

A

protease, polymerase, reverse transcriptase

30
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Antiviral preparation for HIV

31
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Bacteriophage used for diagnosis

A

M. tuberculosis

32
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Bacteriophage for phage typing

A

Salmonella enterica var Typhi and Staphylococcus aureus

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