Question 1

The only recognised use of foscarnet is treatment of CMV:

Accepted Answer

A)  in otherwise healthy patients. 
B)  in pregnant patients. 
C)  in paediatric patients. 
D)  secondary to HIV. 
A)  in otherwise healthy patients. 
B)  in pregnant patients. 
C)  in paediatric patients. 
D)  secondary to HIV. D

Question 2

Which one of the following are adverse effects of the influenza drug zanamivir?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nausea. 
B)  Bronchospasm. 
C)  Dyspnoea. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Nausea. 
B)  Bronchospasm. 
C)  Dyspnoea. 
D)  All of the above. D

Question 3

The DNA polymerase inhibitor aciclovir can suppress the symptoms of several viral infections except:

Accepted Answer

A)  chickenpox. 
B)  herpes type I. 
C)  measles. 
D)  Epstein-Barr infections. 
A)  chickenpox. 
B)  herpes type I. 
C)  measles. 
D)  Epstein-Barr infections. C

Question 4

Which of the following reverse transcriptase inhibitors can cause pancreatitis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Didanosine 
B)  Zidovudine 
C)  Delavirdine 
D)  Nevirapine 
A)  Didanosine 
B)  Zidovudine 
C)  Delavirdine 
D)  Nevirapine

Question 5

What is a key difference between the common cold and influenza?

Accepted Answer

A)  Influenza is a respiratory tract infection. 
B)  There is a vaccine for influenza. 
C)  The symptom of a headache is typical of influenza only. 
D)  The common cold can be treated with antiviral medications. 
A)  Influenza is a respiratory tract infection. 
B)  There is a vaccine for influenza. 
C)  The symptom of a headache is typical of influenza only. 
D)  The common cold can be treated with antiviral medications.

Question 6

Which illnesses can be treated with acyclovir?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herpes simplex I 
B)  Herpes zoster 
C)  Varicella 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Herpes simplex I 
B)  Herpes zoster 
C)  Varicella 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

The antiviral agents called neuraminidase inhibitors are useful in treating _________ infection.

Accepted Answer

A)  HIV/AIDS 
B)  respiratory syncytial virus 
C)  herpes 
D)  influenza 
A)  HIV/AIDS 
B)  respiratory syncytial virus 
C)  herpes 
D)  influenza

Question 8

The action of reverse transcriptase,the enzyme used by retroviruses,is:

Accepted Answer

A)  transcription from DNA to RNA. 
B)  blockage of transcription. 
C)  increased transcription in the host cell. 
D)  lysis of the host cell. 
A)  transcription from DNA to RNA. 
B)  blockage of transcription. 
C)  increased transcription in the host cell. 
D)  lysis of the host cell.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a common adverse effect of HIV treatment with the viral protease inhibitor atazanavir?

Accepted Answer

A)  Photosensitivity 
B)  Nausea or vomiting 
C)  Diarrhoea 
D)  Lipodystrophy 
A)  Photosensitivity 
B)  Nausea or vomiting 
C)  Diarrhoea 
D)  Lipodystrophy

Question 10

Viruses are best defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  infectious agents. 
B)  primitive bacteria. 
C)  microorganisms. 
D)  mycoplasma. 
A)  infectious agents. 
B)  primitive bacteria. 
C)  microorganisms. 
D)  mycoplasma.

Question 11

The antiretroviral drug zidovudine belongs to the following group:

Accepted Answer

A)  protease inhibitors. 
B)  fusion inhibitors. 
C)  non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. 
D)  nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. 
A)  protease inhibitors. 
B)  fusion inhibitors. 
C)  non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. 
D)  nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors.

Question 12

Enteric-coated capsules of the reverse transcriptase inhibitor didanosine,which can inhibit the replication of the HIV virus,should be taken:

Accepted Answer

A)  on an empty stomach about 30 minutes before food. 
B)  with the midday meal. 
C)  with a fatty meal. 
D)  with a glass of milk. 
A)  on an empty stomach about 30 minutes before food. 
B)  with the midday meal. 
C)  with a fatty meal. 
D)  with a glass of milk.

Exam 73: Antiviral Agents

The only recognised use of foscarnet is treatment of CMV:

Which one of the following are adverse effects of the influenza drug zanamivir?

The DNA polymerase inhibitor aciclovir can suppress the symptoms of several viral infections except:

Which of the following reverse transcriptase inhibitors can cause pancreatitis?

What is a key difference between the common cold and influenza?

Which illnesses can be treated with acyclovir?

The antiviral agents called neuraminidase inhibitors are useful in treating _________ infection.

The action of reverse transcriptase,the enzyme used by retroviruses,is:

Which of the following is NOT a common adverse effect of HIV treatment with the viral protease inhibitor atazanavir?

Viruses are best defined as:

The antiretroviral drug zidovudine belongs to the following group:

Enteric-coated capsules of the reverse transcriptase inhibitor didanosine,which can inhibit the replication of the HIV virus,should be taken:

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