Multiple-Choice Questions

Question 1

not caused by a poxvirus

Answer 1

chickenpox

Question 2

zoonotic viral diseases are

Answer 2

severe and systemic

Question 3

Which virus is used in smallpox vaccination?

Answer 3

vaccinia

Question 4

HSV 1 usually causes

Answer 4

cold sores

Question 5

HSV 2 usually causes

Answer 5

genital herpes

Question 6

herpes of fingers

Answer 6

Herpetic whitlows

Question 7

Neonatal herpes simplex is usually acquired through

Answer 7

an infected birth canal

Question 8

is an effective treatment for herpes simplex lesions

Answer 8

Acyclovir

Question 9

Which herpesvirus is most commonly associated with a dangerous
fetal infection?

Answer 9

CMV

Question 10

Varicella and zoster are caused by

Answer 10

the same virus

Question 11

common sign of hepatitis

Answer 11

jaundice

Question 12

chronic liver infection and cancer

Answer 12

hepatitis C
hepatitis B

Question 13

Benign epithelial growths on the skin of fingers

Answer 13

verrucas

Question 14

Parvoviruses are unique because they

Answer 14

a single-stranded DNA genome

Question 15

Adenoviruses are the agents

Answer 15

hemorrhagic cystitis
keratoconjunctivitis
common cold

Question 16

chronic persistent infections

Answer 16

hepatitis B

Question 17

oncogenic in humans

Answer 17

papillomavirus
Epstein-Barr virus

Question 18

gingivostomatitis

Answer 18

herpes simplex 1

Question 19

condylomata acuminata

Answer 19

papilloma

Question 20

chickenpox

Answer 20

varicella zoster

Question 21

erythema infectiosum

Answer 21

parvovirus

Question 22

fever blisters

Answer 22

herpes simplex 1

Question 23

mononucleosis

Answer 23

cytomegalovirus
Epstein-Barr

Question 24

smallpox

Answer 24

variola

Question 25

genital herpes

Answer 25

herpes simplex 2

Question 26

leukoencephalopathy

Answer 26

polyoma

Question 27

roseola

Answer 27

herpesvirus 6

Question 28

cancer

Answer 28

Epstein-Barr papilloma

Question 29

keratoconjunctivitis

Answer 29

adenovirus

Question 30

The varicella-zoster virus that causes chickenpox is classified as a

Answer 30

herpes virus

Question 31

For which viral infections are vaccines available to the general public?

Answer 31

varicella-zoster adenovirus

Question 32

receptors of the influenza virus are responsible for binding to the host cell

Answer 32

hemagglutinin

Question 33

primary site of attack in influenza

Answer 33

respiratory epithelium

Question 34

Which of these happen(s) in the case of antigenic shift in influenza A

Answer 34

recombination of RNA segments between bird and human strains

Question 35

multinucleate giant cells

Answer 35

pneumo

Question 36

For which disease is an exanthem (skin rash) not a symptom

Answer 36

parainfluenza

Question 37

A common, highly diagnostic sign of measles

Answer 37

Koplik’s spots

Question 38

Viruses that cause serious diseases in infants are

Answer 38

respiratory syncytial virus, rotavirus

Question 39

For which disease are active and passive immunization given simultaneously?

Answer 39

rabies

Question 40

What property of the retroviruses enables them to integrate into the host genome

Answer 40

presence of reverse transcriptase

Question 41

Which of the following conditions is not associated with HIV infection?

Answer 41

dementia

Question 42

Polio and hepatitis A viruses are

Answer 42

enteric viruses

Question 43

Rhinoviruses are the most common cause of

Answer 43

the common cold

Question 44

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the agents of spongiform encephalopathies?

Answer 44

are naked fragments of RNA

Question 45

enveloped single-stranded RNA helical nucleocapsid

Answer 45

orthomyxovirus rhabdovirus paramyxovirus morbillivirus hantavirus

Question 46

genome in segments

Answer 46

orthomyxovirus hantavirus

Question 47

double-stranded RNA genome in segments icosahedral capsid nonenveloped

Answer 47

reovirus

Question 48

single-stranded RNA icosahedral capsid nonenveloped

Answer 48

poliovirus

Question 49

enveloped single-stranded RNA icosahedral capsid

Answer 49

retrovirus

Question 50

respiratory tract

Answer 50

influenza

Question 51

brain T lymphocytes

Answer 51

HIV

Question 52

parotid gland

Answer 52

mumps virus

Question 53

brain respiratory tract

Answer 53

measles virus

Question 54

intestinal tract liver

Answer 54

hepatitis A virus

Question 55

respiratory tract

Answer 55

hantavirus

Question 56

brain spinal cord

Answer 56

dengue virus

Question 57

intestinal tract spinal cord

Answer 57

encephalitis virus

Question 58

brain

Answer 58

poliovirus

Question 59

respiratory tract heart eye

Answer 59

rabies virus

Question 60

intestinal tract

Answer 60

rubella virus

Answer 61

rotavirus

Question 62

respiratory droplets

Answer 62

influenza mumps virus measles virus rubella virus

Question 63

sexual transmission

Answer 63

HIV

Question 64

ingestion (oral-fecal)

Answer 64

hepatitis A virus poliovirus rotavirus

Question 65

contact with mammals

Answer 65

hantavirus rabies virus