1-Viruses that cause the “Common cold” are ubiquitous in the community. They invade mainly by which route?
respiratory route
sexual contact
fecal-oral route
wound route
2-Astrovirus is transmitted by the fecal-oral route, such as by contaminated food or water.
True
False
3-In humans, the type of flu that usually causes the most severe illness in humans is influenza type
B
C
D
A
4-Which antibiotics are effective against viral infections?
Tetracyclins
Cephalosporins
none
Penicillins
5-SARS is described as a zoonotic virus – what does this mean?
Such viruses are confined to animals
They emerge from animals to cross the species barrier infrequently
They do not cause disease in humans
They cause pandemics
6-Which viruses appear to be hypermutable?
RNA viruses
‘Emerging’ viruses
DNA viruses
Influenza A viruses
‘Tailed’ Bacteriophages
7-Most viruses with a DNA genome:
replicate in the host cell’s cytoplasm.
replicate in the host cell’s Golgi complex.
replicate in the host cell’s nucleus.
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