Exam 7 Mfm Virology Review

Front 1

Hepatitis B and hepatitis C have similar transmission routes. With this in mind, which of the following groups is at highest risk for hepatitis C infection?

1. The elderly
2. Young children
3. IV drug users

Back 1

3. IV drug users

Front 2

Which of the following groups is at highest risk for hepatitis A infection?

1. The elderly
2. Young children
3. IV drug users

Back 2

2. Young children

Front 3

Which of the following vaccines would elicit the greatest immune response?

1. A subunit vaccine administered subcuntaneously
2. A subunit vaccine plus adjuvant administered intramuscularly
3. A live, attenuated viral vaccine administered intramuscularly

Back 3

3. A live, attenuated viral vaccine administered intramuscularly

Front 4

Which of the following viruses will induce a systemic infection?

1. Influenza
2. Rhinovirus
3. Measles

Back 4

3. Measles

Front 5

Which of the following viruses would you NOT expect to induce an interferon response?

1. Adenovirus
2. Rotavirus
3. Influenza

Back 5

2. Rotavirus

Front 6

Immunizations work by mimicking a natural infection?

1. True
2. False

Back 6

1. True

Front 7

Which of the following viruses contains a polymerase with reverse transcriptase activity, but is NOT a retrovirus?

1. Hepatitis B
2. HTLV-1
3. HIV-1

Back 7

1. Hepatitis B

Front 8

The influenza virus can develop new types of influenza by the re-assortment of the segmented genome by the process of

1. Antigenic drift
2. Antigenic recombination
3. Antigenic shift

Back 8

3. Antigenic shift

Front 9

An infection that involves a virus lying quiescent in the body after its initial infection and is then later reactivated is known as a(n) _____ infection.

1. Chronic
2. Acute
3. Latent

Back 9

3. Latent

Front 10

Which of the following viruses contains a genome that must be converted to the (+) RNA strand to be translated into proteins?

1. Influenza
2. Rhinovirus
3. Hepatitis A

Back 10

1. Influenza

Front 11

Should a healthcare worker be more concerned about exposure to HIV-1 or hepatitis B from a needle stick?

1. Hepatitis B
2. HIV-1

Back 11

1. Hepatitis B

Front 12

The serotypes of human papilloma virus known to cause anogenital warts or pre-disposing an individual to a cancerous state are spread primary by what route?

1. Exposure to blood of an infected individual
2. Sexual contact between an infected and uninfected individual
3. Contact with fomites that are hosting the virus

Back 12

2. Sexual contact between an infected and uninfected individual

Front 13

In an influenza infection, coughing and sneezing are a natural consequence of epithelial cell death. Does cell death also account for the vomiting, diarrhea and fever associated with a rotavirus infection?

1. Yes
2. No

Back 13

2. No