Exam 24: Introduction to Viruses That Infect Humans: the Dna Viruses

Which infection are you likely looking at if you view a direct smear of a cervical scraping and see enlarged (multinucleate giant) cells and intranuclear inclusions?

Which of the following antivirals is not used for treatment of HSV-1 and HSV-2?

Viruses called _____ viruses become permanent residents in host cells and alternate between inactive periods and recurrent infections.

All of the following pertain to herpes simplex-1 (HSV-1), except:

Adenoviruses are:

Herpes simplex-1 (HSV-1) enters the _____ cranial nerve where it becomes latent.

Herpes whitlow is a deep set herpes simplex virus infection of the:

Using at least three examples, summarize how HPV can be prevented.

The patients at greatest risk for severe cytomegalovirus infection include all the following, except:

Cytomegalovirus:

Which is incorrect about warts?

Burkett lymphoma is a B-cell malignancy, usually of the jaw, associated with Epstein-Barr infection or coinfection with other diseases.

Describe viral latency and oncogenicity, and discuss two examples of latent DNA viruses and two examples of oncogenic DNA viruses.

Which virus may play a role in multiple sclerosis?

If a person who has never been infected with the varicella-zoster virus comes in contact with a person who has shingles, they will come down with:

All warts caused by human papillomaviruses are linked to cancers.

Virtually, everyone becomes infected with the herpesviruses at some time in their lives.

Compare and contrast chickenpox and shingles, and explain the underlying reasons for their differences in pathogenesis.

An occasional serious complication of herpes simplex-1 is:

All of the following pertain to monkeypox, except: