Viruses

Question 1

What type of virus are adenoviridae?

Answer 1

dsDNA

Question 2

What type of virus are Herpesviridae?

Answer 2

dsDNA

Question 3

What type of virus are Papillomaviridae?

Answer 3

dsDNA

Question 4

What type of virus are Papillomaviridae?

Answer 4

dsDNA

Question 5

What type of virus are Poxviridae ?

Answer 5

dsDNA

Question 6

What type of virus is Hepadnoviridae (Hepatitis B)?

Answer 6

Gapped dsDNA

Question 7

What type of virus is circoviridae?

Answer 7

Circular ssDNA

Question 8

What type of virus are parvoviridae?

Answer 8

Linear ssDNA

Question 9

What type of virus are reoviridae (Rotavirus)?

Answer 9

ds RNA

Question 10

What type of virus are Picornaviridae (Poliovirus, rhinovirus)?

Answer 10

(+) ssRNA

Question 11

What type of virus are Caliciviridae (Gastroenteritis) ?

Answer 11

(+)ssRNA

Question 12

What type of virus are Coronaviridae (SARS) ?

Answer 12

(+)ssRNA

Question 13

What type of virus are Flaviviridae (Yellow fever, West Nile, Hep C) ?

Answer 13

(+)ssRNA

Question 14

What type of virus are Togaviridae (Rubella)?

Answer 14

(+)ssRNA

Question 15

What type of virus is Retroviridae (HIV, HTLV)?

Answer 15

(+) ssRNA with DNA intermediate

Question 16

What type of virus are Paramyxoviridae (Mumps, Measles)?

Answer 16

(-)ssRNA

Question 17

What type of virus are Rhabdoviridae (Rabies)?

Answer 17

(-)ssRNA

Question 18

What type of virus are Filoviridae (Ebola)?

Answer 18

(-)ssRNA

Question 19

What type of virus are Orthomyxoviridae (Influenza)?

Answer 19

(-)ssRNA

Question 20

What type of virus are Arenaviridae (Lassa virus)?

Answer 20

(-)ssRNA

Question 21

What is the advantage of segmented virus genomes like Orthomyxoviridae (influenza)?

Answer 21

Co-infection of a cell by two different virus particles can lead to rearrangement and new combinations of segments to produce novel viral genomes.