Question 1

Preventative therapy for chicken pox is used in

Accepted Answer

A) full-term babies 
B) individuals who are immunocompromised 
C) individuals who are not immunocompromised 
D) all of the above 
A) full-term babies 
B) individuals who are immunocompromised 
C) individuals who are not immunocompromised 
D) all of the above B

Question 2

Two different antigens vary in different strains of influenza virus, and every year, a vaccine is developed to include the best choice of them. What are the antigens?

Accepted Answer

A) the hemagglutinin and the neuraminidase 
B) the Paul-Bunnell and the serum sickness antigens 
C) the EBNA and VCA antigens 
D) GP120 and GP41 
A) the hemagglutinin and the neuraminidase 
B) the Paul-Bunnell and the serum sickness antigens 
C) the EBNA and VCA antigens 
D) GP120 and GP41 A

Question 3

The HCG pregnancy test is what type of capture assay?

Accepted Answer

A) antibody-antigen-antibody 
B) antigen-antibody-antigen 
C) antigen-antibody-antigen. 
D) antibody, antigen, antibody 
A) antibody-antigen-antibody 
B) antigen-antibody-antigen 
C) antigen-antibody-antigen. 
D) antibody, antigen, antibody A

Question 4

The Herpesviridae group members have which of the following in common?

Accepted Answer

A) have dsDNA 
B) have ssDNA 
C) are enveloped 
D) A and C 
E) B and C 
A) have dsDNA 
B) have ssDNA 
C) are enveloped 
D) A and C 
E) B and C

Question 5

To serotype HSV to determine whether the patient has HSV 1 or HSV 2, we would look for the serotype specific

Accepted Answer

A) 1, 2 antigen 
B) glycoprotein G antigen 
C) protein P antigen 
D) glycolipid antigen gL 
A) 1, 2 antigen 
B) glycoprotein G antigen 
C) protein P antigen 
D) glycolipid antigen gL

Question 6

What three types of antibody can cause a positive presumptive test for infectious mononucleosis?

Accepted Answer

A) infectious mononucleosis, malaria, serum sickness 
B) infectious mononucleosis, serum sickness, pregnancy 
C) infectious mononucleosis, healthy humans with Forssman ab, serum sickness 
D) infectious mononucleosis, leprosy, healthy human 
A) infectious mononucleosis, malaria, serum sickness 
B) infectious mononucleosis, serum sickness, pregnancy 
C) infectious mononucleosis, healthy humans with Forssman ab, serum sickness 
D) infectious mononucleosis, leprosy, healthy human

Question 7

Epstein-Barr virus is associated with

Accepted Answer

A) infectious mononucleosis 
B) Burkitt's lymphoma 
C) nasopharyngeal carcinoma 
D) A and B 
E) all of the above 
A) infectious mononucleosis 
B) Burkitt's lymphoma 
C) nasopharyngeal carcinoma 
D) A and B 
E) all of the above

Question 8

Serum from Chris, the snake handler, agglutinated sheep red blood cells but after absorption with either guinea pig kidney or bovine erythrocytes, it did not agglutinate the sheep red blood cells. The serum gave a positive result in the Acceava for infectious mononucleosis. Chris has

Accepted Answer

A) infectious mononucleosis 
B) syphilis 
C) serum sickness antibodies 
D) Forssman antibodies 
A) infectious mononucleosis 
B) syphilis 
C) serum sickness antibodies 
D) Forssman antibodies

Question 9

What kind of red blood cells are used in infectious mononucleosis absorption?

Accepted Answer

A) guinea pig red blood cells 
B) human red blood cells and bovine red blood cells 
C) horse red blood cells and sheep red blood cells 
D) bovine red blood cells 
A) guinea pig red blood cells 
B) human red blood cells and bovine red blood cells 
C) horse red blood cells and sheep red blood cells 
D) bovine red blood cells

Question 10

The Paul-Bunnell antigen is associated with

Accepted Answer

A) infectious mononucleosis 
B) serum sickness 
C) Forssman 
D) A and B 
E) all of the above 
A) infectious mononucleosis 
B) serum sickness 
C) Forssman 
D) A and B 
E) all of the above

Question 11

Herpes simplex virus

Accepted Answer

A) can cause a "cold sore" at the mouth and genital herpes 
B) can be spread only when there are signs and symptoms 
C) cannot be spread if a condom is worn during sexual relations 
D) A and B 
E) A and C 
A) can cause a "cold sore" at the mouth and genital herpes 
B) can be spread only when there are signs and symptoms 
C) cannot be spread if a condom is worn during sexual relations 
D) A and B 
E) A and C

Question 12

Preventative therapy for chicken pox is

Accepted Answer

A) acyclovir 
B) varicella zoster immune globulin 
C) acyclovir. 
D) all of these 
A) acyclovir 
B) varicella zoster immune globulin 
C) acyclovir. 
D) all of these

Question 13

Of the following concerning cytomegalovirus infectious, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) looks clinically like infectious mononucleosis 
B) causes problems in 20% of babies who are infected in utero 
C) cause problems in 80% of the babies who are infected in utero 
D) A and B 
E) A and C 
A) looks clinically like infectious mononucleosis 
B) causes problems in 20% of babies who are infected in utero 
C) cause problems in 80% of the babies who are infected in utero 
D) A and B 
E) A and C

Question 14

In a presumptive negative infectious mononucleosis patient who has all the signs and symptoms of the disease, we could double-check by testing for

Accepted Answer

A) IgM to Epstein-Barr early antigen 
B) antibody to Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 
C) antibody to viral capsid antigen 
D) a negative result to B and a positive result to C 
E) a positive result to A and a negative result to C 
A) IgM to Epstein-Barr early antigen 
B) antibody to Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 
C) antibody to viral capsid antigen 
D) a negative result to B and a positive result to C 
E) a positive result to A and a negative result to C

Question 15

Varicella zoster is highly contagious and is spread by

Accepted Answer

A) aerosols produced by coughing and sneezing 
B) aerosols of the skin lesions and direct contact with the lesion 
C) A and B 
D) none of the above 
A) aerosols produced by coughing and sneezing 
B) aerosols of the skin lesions and direct contact with the lesion 
C) A and B 
D) none of the above

Question 16

Epstein-Barr virus is

Accepted Answer

A) spread through saliva 
B) spread through transplantation 
C) A and B 
D) none of the above 
A) spread through saliva 
B) spread through transplantation 
C) A and B 
D) none of the above

Question 17

Influenza exhibits antigenic

Accepted Answer

A) drift because of minor changes in the genome of the virus 
B) shift because of changes in the genome of the virus 
C) drift because of major changes because of gene reassortment with viruses from other species 
D) B and C 
E) all of the above 
A) drift because of minor changes in the genome of the virus 
B) shift because of changes in the genome of the virus 
C) drift because of major changes because of gene reassortment with viruses from other species 
D) B and C 
E) all of the above

Question 18

The vaccine response to which of the following diseases is not robust, so cases might be seen in people who were vaccinated?

Accepted Answer

A) measles 
B) mumps 
C) rubella 
D) chicken pox 
A) measles 
B) mumps 
C) rubella 
D) chicken pox

Question 19

Which of the following diseases causes many worldwide deaths, mostly in third world countries. A partnership to increase worldwide vaccinations to prevent these deaths has been formed. The importance of the vaccine is clear, yet because of falsified results, some parents in the United States do not vaccinate their children to prevent it.

Accepted Answer

A) infectious mononucleosis 
B) measles 
C) HSV1 
D) chicken pox 
A) infectious mononucleosis 
B) measles 
C) HSV1 
D) chicken pox

Question 20

Which of the following defines heterophile antigen?

Accepted Answer

A) an antigen that is present in different species in relation to the evolutionary relationship of the animals 
B) an antigen that is present in different species but not in relation to the evolutionary relationship of the animals 
C) an antibody that is similar in different species 
D) an antibody that reacts with antigen that is present in different species in relation to the evolutionary relationship of the animals 
A) an antigen that is present in different species in relation to the evolutionary relationship of the animals 
B) an antigen that is present in different species but not in relation to the evolutionary relationship of the animals 
C) an antibody that is similar in different species 
D) an antibody that reacts with antigen that is present in different species in relation to the evolutionary relationship of the animals

Exam 18: Serology and Viruses Herpesviridae Family and Other Serologically

Preventative therapy for chicken pox is used in

Two different antigens vary in different strains of influenza virus, and every year, a vaccine is developed to include the best choice of them. What are the antigens?

The HCG pregnancy test is what type of capture assay?

The Herpesviridae group members have which of the following in common?

To serotype HSV to determine whether the patient has HSV 1 or HSV 2, we would look for the serotype specific

What three types of antibody can cause a positive presumptive test for infectious mononucleosis?

Epstein-Barr virus is associated with

Serum from Chris, the snake handler, agglutinated sheep red blood cells but after absorption with either guinea pig kidney or bovine erythrocytes, it did not agglutinate the sheep red blood cells. The serum gave a positive result in the Acceava for infectious mononucleosis. Chris has

What kind of red blood cells are used in infectious mononucleosis absorption?

The Paul-Bunnell antigen is associated with

Herpes simplex virus

Preventative therapy for chicken pox is

Of the following concerning cytomegalovirus infectious, which of the following is true?

In a presumptive negative infectious mononucleosis patient who has all the signs and symptoms of the disease, we could double-check by testing for

Varicella zoster is highly contagious and is spread by

Epstein-Barr virus is

Influenza exhibits antigenic

The vaccine response to which of the following diseases is not robust, so cases might be seen in people who were vaccinated?

Which of the following defines heterophile antigen?

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Hematopoeitc Malignancies

Immunology of Transplantation

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