Question 1

The MMR vaccination is for immunity to _____, _____, and _____.

Accepted Answer

measles, m

Question 2

Which area has the largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS?

Accepted Answer

A) North America 
B) Sub-Saharan Africa 
C) Southeast Asia 
D) Carribbean 
E) Western Europe 
A) North America 
B) Sub-Saharan Africa 
C) Southeast Asia 
D) Carribbean 
E) Western Europe

Question 3

The major reservoir for the Sin Nombre hantavirus is the deer mouse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Documented transmission of HIV involves

Accepted Answer

A) mosquitoes. 
B) unprotected sexual intercourse and contact with blood/blood products. 
C) respiratory droplets. 
D) contaminated food. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) mosquitoes. 
B) unprotected sexual intercourse and contact with blood/blood products. 
C) respiratory droplets. 
D) contaminated food. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 5

Retroviruses have the following characteristics, except

Accepted Answer

A) glycoprotein spikes. 
B) DNA genome. 
C) envelope. 
D) reverse transcriptase. 
E) viral genes that integrate into the host genome. 
A) glycoprotein spikes. 
B) DNA genome. 
C) envelope. 
D) reverse transcriptase. 
E) viral genes that integrate into the host genome.

Question 6

Respiratory syncytial virus (Pneumovirus)

Accepted Answer

A) causes serious disease in infants 6-months-old or younger. 
B) uses the nasopharynx as its main replication site. 
C) can be treated with the antiviral aerosol ribavirin. 
D) is the most common cause of respiratory infections in babies. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) causes serious disease in infants 6-months-old or younger. 
B) uses the nasopharynx as its main replication site. 
C) can be treated with the antiviral aerosol ribavirin. 
D) is the most common cause of respiratory infections in babies. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 7

Which of the following diseases is not caused by a paramyxovirus?

Accepted Answer

A) severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) 
B) parainfluenza 
C) mumps 
D) measles 
E) respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections 
A) severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) 
B) parainfluenza 
C) mumps 
D) measles 
E) respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections

Question 8

Which of the following could block the attachment of HIV to TH cells?

Accepted Answer

A) integrase inhibitors 
B) antibodies against GP-120 
C) antibodies against co-receptors on TH cells 
D) fusion inhibitors 
E) antibodies against the HIV capsid 
A) integrase inhibitors 
B) antibodies against GP-120 
C) antibodies against co-receptors on TH cells 
D) fusion inhibitors 
E) antibodies against the HIV capsid

Question 9

A frequent cancer that is seen in AIDS patients is

Accepted Answer

A) leukemia. 
B) Hodgkin's lymphoma. 
C) Kaposi's sarcoma. 
D) melanoma. 
E) colon cancer. 
A) leukemia. 
B) Hodgkin's lymphoma. 
C) Kaposi's sarcoma. 
D) melanoma. 
E) colon cancer.

Question 10

Which is incorrect about measles?

Accepted Answer

A) Koplik's spots appear before the characteristic rash. 
B) Humans are the sole reservoir. 
C) Vaccination is with an attenuated oral vaccine. 
D) It is also known as rubeola. 
E) It is one of the most contagious infectious diseases. 
A) Koplik's spots appear before the characteristic rash. 
B) Humans are the sole reservoir. 
C) Vaccination is with an attenuated oral vaccine. 
D) It is also known as rubeola. 
E) It is one of the most contagious infectious diseases.

Question 11

The worldwide, primary viral cause of morbidity and mortality from diarrhea is

Accepted Answer

A) coxsackie viruses. 
B) rhinoviruses. 
C) influenza viruses. 
D) Caliciviruses. 
E) rotavirus. 
A) coxsackie viruses. 
B) rhinoviruses. 
C) influenza viruses. 
D) Caliciviruses. 
E) rotavirus.

Question 12

Which drug/s interfere with the action of an HIV enzyme needed for final assembly and maturation of the virus?

Accepted Answer

A) reverse transcriptase inhibitors 
B) protease inhibitors 
C) fusion inhibitors 
D) integrase inhibitors 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) reverse transcriptase inhibitors 
B) protease inhibitors 
C) fusion inhibitors 
D) integrase inhibitors 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 13

The influenza virus uses _____ spikes to bind to host cells.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The influenza virus uses _____ spikes to...

Question 14

Which of the following viruses is associated with adult T-cell leukemia?

Accepted Answer

A) HIV 
B) HTLV-1 
C) Hepatitis C virus 
D) HTLV-2 
E) reovirus 
A) HIV 
B) HTLV-1 
C) Hepatitis C virus 
D) HTLV-2 
E) reovirus

Question 15

Retroviruses have the enzyme _____ that catalyzes the synthesis of DNA from viral RNA.

Accepted Answer

reverse tr

Question 16

An antigenic _____ occurs when there is a minor change in antigenicity caused by small mutations in a single influenza virus strain.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An antigenic _____ occurs when there is...

Question 17

Oral lesions called Koplik's spots are seen in patients with

Accepted Answer

A) croup. 
B) mumps. 
C) influenza. 
D) measles (rubeola). 
E) rubella. 
A) croup. 
B) mumps. 
C) influenza. 
D) measles (rubeola). 
E) rubella.

Question 18

Discuss the various stages of HIV infection and disease with regard to: a) signs and symptoms, b) corresponding virus activities, and c) diagnostic indicators.

Accepted Answer

The various stages of HIV infection and

Question 19

The most serious teratogenic effects of intrauterine rubella infection occur if it is acquired during the third trimester.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

All of the following pertain to HIV, except

Accepted Answer

A) it attaches primarily to host cells with CD4 receptors. 
B) the viral DNA integrates into the host nucleus. 
C) it has reverse transcriptase. 
D) it causes Kaposi'sarcoma. 
E) it can enter into nervous tissues and cause abnormalities. 
A) it attaches primarily to host cells with CD4 receptors. 
B) the viral DNA integrates into the host nucleus. 
C) it has reverse transcriptase. 
D) it causes Kaposi'sarcoma. 
E) it can enter into nervous tissues and cause abnormalities.

Exam 25: The Rna Viruses That Infect Humans

The MMR vaccination is for immunity to _____, _____, and _____.

Which area has the largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS?

The major reservoir for the Sin Nombre hantavirus is the deer mouse.

Documented transmission of HIV involves

Retroviruses have the following characteristics, except

Respiratory syncytial virus (Pneumovirus)

Which of the following diseases is not caused by a paramyxovirus?

Which of the following could block the attachment of HIV to TH cells?

A frequent cancer that is seen in AIDS patients is

Which is incorrect about measles?

The worldwide, primary viral cause of morbidity and mortality from diarrhea is

Which drug/s interfere with the action of an HIV enzyme needed for final assembly and maturation of the virus?

The influenza virus uses _____ spikes to bind to host cells.

Which of the following viruses is associated with adult T-cell leukemia?

Retroviruses have the enzyme _____ that catalyzes the synthesis of DNA from viral RNA.

An antigenic _____ occurs when there is a minor change in antigenicity caused by small mutations in a single influenza virus strain.

Oral lesions called Koplik's spots are seen in patients with

Discuss the various stages of HIV infection and disease with regard to: a) signs and symptoms, b) corresponding virus activities, and c) diagnostic indicators.

The most serious teratogenic effects of intrauterine rubella infection occur if it is acquired during the third trimester.

All of the following pertain to HIV, except

The Main Themes of Microbiology

The Chemistry of Biology

Tools of the Laboratory: Methods of Studying Microorganisms

A Survey of Prokaryotic Cells and Microorganisms

A Survey of Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms

An Introduction to Viruses

Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth

An Introduction to Microbial Metabolism: the Chemical Crossroads of Life

Microbial Genetics

Genetic Engineering: a Revolution in Molecular Biology

Physical and Chemical Agents for Microbial Control

Drugs, Microbes, Host--The Elements of Chemotherapy

Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection and Disease

An Introduction to Host Defenses and Innate Immunities

Adaptive, Specific Immunity and Immunization

Disorders in Immunity

Procedures for Identifying Pathogens and Diagnosing Infections

The Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Cocci of Medical Importance

The Gram-Positive Bacilli of Medical Importance

The Gram-Negative Bacilli of Medical Importance

Miscellaneous Bacterial Agents of Disease

The Fungi of Medical Importance

The Parasites of Medical Importance

Introduction to Viruses That Infect Humans: the Dna Viruses

Environmental Microbiology

Applied and Industrial Microbiology

Filters

The MMR vaccination is for immunity to ___, _, and ___.

Which of the following could block the attachment of HIV to T_H cells?