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Environmental Barriers and Rare Routes of Virus Infections

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What is the main strategy mentioned in the text for overcoming environmental stress in virus infections?

Active cell transformation

Using a secondary vector for transmission (correct)

Utilizing blood transfusions

Taking advantage of arboviruses

Which rare route of virus entry involves transmission through breast milk?

Iatrogenic infections

Vertical virus transmission (correct)

Arboviruses

Zoonoses

What is the primary host for zoonotic transmission of viruses?

Arthropods

Another vertebrate (correct)

Insects

Humans

Which aspect of virus pathogenesis involves abnormal cell transformation caused by viruses?

Cell transformation caused by viruses Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term used to describe the capacity of one organism to cause disease in another?

Pathogenicity Signup and view all the answers

Which attribute is commonly associated with malaise, as described in the text?

General discomfort or uneasiness Signup and view all the answers

What is a common feature between persistent and chronic infections?

Both may develop in hosts with immune system defects Signup and view all the answers

Which immune response outcome is generally associated with latent infections?

Pathological consequences for the host Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes subclinical infections from acute infections?

Severity of symptoms Signup and view all the answers

Why are latent infections considered to be well adapted to coexist with their host?

Their prolonged period before manifesting symptoms Signup and view all the answers

What is a distinguishing feature between tumorogenic and slow-progressing viral infections?

The presence of infectious progeny in tumorogenic infections Signup and view all the answers

What is a key factor that determines the outcome of acute viral infections?

Virulence of the virus and state of the immune system Signup and view all the answers