Exam 25: Pathogenic Rna Viruses

RSV, like other viruses in the Paramyxoviridae family is able to cause infected cells to fuse with their neighbors, forming giant, multinucleate (aggregates/fusions/syncytia).

Enteric hepatitis is fatal for 20% of people in which of the following groups?

Which of the following bodily fluids is commonly a source of infection by HIV?

Ebola hemorrhagic virus is caused by which type of virus?

Which of the following is a family of double- stranded RNA viruses?

The clinical term for "runny nose" is (rhinorrhea/rhinovirus).

Fever, jaundice, and hemorrhaging which often results in "black vomit" are characteristic of

Why are patients at risk for serious respiratory complications vaccinated every year for influenza?

Infants infected with the coxsackie B virus do not develop myocarditis and, therefore, the virus is rarely fatal.

A child has fever, chills, muscle aches, and conjunctivitis. She is also developing a rash caused by subcutaneous hemorrhaging and complains about exposure to sunlight. With which of the following viruses might she be infected?

Congenital rubella causes infants to be chronic asymptomatic carriers.

The transmission of enteric hepatitis is most effectively prevented by

Why do most individuals have more than one episode of the common cold in a season?

Which of the following viruses may cause viral meningitis?

The disease known as dengue hemorrhagic fever is actually

The West Nile virus is considered a(n)

Rodents are the normal hosts for which of the following encephalitis viruses?

Hepatitis A does not cause chronic liver disease, and complete recovery occurs 99% of the time.

Arboviruses are transmitted by the (contact/enteric/vector) route.

Rubella vaccine is a(n) (attenuated/inactivated/subunit) vaccine and should not be given to pregnant women.