Week 13

Question 1

Which of the following hepatitis viruses is a DNA virus?

Answer 1

b. Hep B

Hepatitis B is the only hepatitis virus that has a DNA genome.

Question 2

Symptoms of hepatitis disease include which of the below?

Answer 2

e. All the above

Symptoms of hepatitis can include dark urine, elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in the blood, jaundice, and abdominal pain.

Question 3

Which of the below describes how Hepatitis C virus is spread?

Answer 3

c. Shared needles contaminated with infected blood

Hepatitis C is primarily spread through blood-to-blood contact.

Question 4

Which of the following options are CORRECT about monkeypox?

Answer 4

a. It has a large dsDNA genome; b. It belongs to the Poxviridae family; c. The animal reservoir is thought to be rodents; d. It is cross-reactive with the smallpox and vaccinia viruses

Monkeypox virus has a large double-stranded DNA genome and belongs to the Poxviridae family.