Question 1

What is the most common virus isolated from infants with lower respiratory infections and causes croup, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, and interstitial pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

A)  RSV 
B)  Adenovirus 
C)  Rotavirus 
D)  Norovirus 
A)  RSV 
B)  Adenovirus 
C)  Rotavirus 
D)  Norovirus

Question 2

How is hepatitis B transmitted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contaminated food and water 
B)  Blood and body fluids 
C)  Respiratory droplets 
D)  Airborne 
A)  Contaminated food and water 
B)  Blood and body fluids 
C)  Respiratory droplets 
D)  Airborne

Question 3

Infection with CMV in nonimmune pregnant women can cause

Accepted Answer

A)  misshapen limbs. 
B)  congenital heart defects. 
C)  liver problems. 
D)  microencephalopathy. 
A)  misshapen limbs. 
B)  congenital heart defects. 
C)  liver problems. 
D)  microencephalopathy.

Question 4

What is a prion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protein subunit of a viral capsid 
B)  Uncovered infectious RNA molecule 
C)  A proteinaceous infectious particle 
D)  A lipopolysaccharide infectious particle 
A)  Protein subunit of a viral capsid 
B)  Uncovered infectious RNA molecule 
C)  A proteinaceous infectious particle 
D)  A lipopolysaccharide infectious particle

Question 5

What virus is the most common cause of viral gastroenteritis in infants and children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rotavirus 
B)  Influenza virus 
C)  Enterovirus 
D)  RSV 
A)  Rotavirus 
B)  Influenza virus 
C)  Enterovirus 
D)  RSV

Question 6

Which of the following is true of the virus that causes AIDS?

Accepted Answer

A)  dsDNA genome 
B)  Present in a number of animal reservoirs 
C)  Preferentially infects liver tissue 
D)  Human retrovirus 
A)  dsDNA genome 
B)  Present in a number of animal reservoirs 
C)  Preferentially infects liver tissue 
D)  Human retrovirus

Question 7

The classic example of a bite-wound infection is

Accepted Answer

A)  rabies. 
B)  varicella zoster. 
C)  infectious mononucleosus. 
D)  Ebola virus. 
A)  rabies. 
B)  varicella zoster. 
C)  infectious mononucleosus. 
D)  Ebola virus.

Question 8

What virus causes immune suppression in the host by targeting and destroying the host's CD4+ T cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  HIV 
B)  Hepatitis B 
C)  Epstein-Barr 
D)  CMV 
A)  HIV 
B)  Hepatitis B 
C)  Epstein-Barr 
D)  CMV

Exam 29: Clinical Virology

What is the most common virus isolated from infants with lower respiratory infections and causes croup, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, and interstitial pneumonia?

How is hepatitis B transmitted?

Infection with CMV in nonimmune pregnant women can cause

What is a prion?

What virus is the most common cause of viral gastroenteritis in infants and children?

Which of the following is true of the virus that causes AIDS?

The classic example of a bite-wound infection is

What virus causes immune suppression in the host by targeting and destroying the host's CD4+ T cells?

Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics

Hostparasite Interaction

The Laboratory Role in Infection Control

Control of Microorganisms

Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory

Specimen Collection and Processing

Microscopic Examination of Materials From Infected Sites

Use of Colony Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms

Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria

Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases

Applications of Molecular Diagnostics

Antimicrobial Agent Mechanisms of Action and Resistance Mechanisms

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Staphylococci

Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci

Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli

Neisseria Species and Moraxella Catarrhalis

Haemophilus, Hacek, Legionella, and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli

Enterobacteriaceae

Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Campylobacter Species

Nonfermenting and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli

Anaerobes of Clinical Importance

The Spirochetes

Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and Similar Organisms

Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

Medically Significant Fungi

Diagnostic Parasitology

Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology

Biofilms: Architects of Disease

Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning

Infections of the Central Nervous System

Bacteremia and Sepsis

Urinary Tract Infections

Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections

Infections in Special Populations

Zoonotic Diseases

Ocular Infections

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