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What is the primary characteristic of viruses?
What is the primary characteristic of viruses?
What is the structure of a virion composed of?
What is the structure of a virion composed of?
Which Baltimore class of viral genomes includes HIV and HTLV?
Which Baltimore class of viral genomes includes HIV and HTLV?
What is the viral capsid primarily composed of?
What is the viral capsid primarily composed of?
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Which type of viral symmetry has 20 triangular faces, 12 vertices, and 30 edges?
Which type of viral symmetry has 20 triangular faces, 12 vertices, and 30 edges?
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"Recovery from infection or persistence" is a step in which process?
"Recovery from infection or persistence" is a step in which process?
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What is the primary characteristic of the host range of viruses?
What is the primary characteristic of the host range of viruses?
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Which type of nucleic acid is characteristic of Class III Baltimore viruses?
Which type of nucleic acid is characteristic of Class III Baltimore viruses?
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Which type of response is the adaptive response to viral infection?
Which type of response is the adaptive response to viral infection?
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What is the outcome of a viral infection characterized by the presence of viral genome with no active replication, but with potential for reactivation?
What is the outcome of a viral infection characterized by the presence of viral genome with no active replication, but with potential for reactivation?
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What are the natural barriers of the body in host defense to viral infection?
What are the natural barriers of the body in host defense to viral infection?
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What is the process by which viral infection leads to disease known as?
What is the process by which viral infection leads to disease known as?
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What type of vaccine involves presenting a part of the pathogen to stimulate an immune response?
What type of vaccine involves presenting a part of the pathogen to stimulate an immune response?
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What type of transmission is most common for viruses?
What type of transmission is most common for viruses?
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What type of infection results in the host being a carrier of the virus?
What type of infection results in the host being a carrier of the virus?
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Which type of antiviral agent targets virus-specific components to avoid damage to the host?
Which type of antiviral agent targets virus-specific components to avoid damage to the host?
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What type of antiviral agent prevents attachment of viruses to host cells?
What type of antiviral agent prevents attachment of viruses to host cells?
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Which book provides information on medical microbiology related to this presentation?
Which book provides information on medical microbiology related to this presentation?
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Which type of infection results in virus-induced immunopathological disease?
Which type of infection results in virus-induced immunopathological disease?
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Which outcome may lead to neoplasia due to prolonged presence and activity of the virus?
Which outcome may lead to neoplasia due to prolonged presence and activity of the virus?
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Which step in viral pathogenesis involves the release of virus from first infected cells?
Which step in viral pathogenesis involves the release of virus from first infected cells?
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Which factor determines whether viral infection becomes localized or systemic?
Which factor determines whether viral infection becomes localized or systemic?
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What is the primary replication site for Rhinoviruses in systemic infections?
What is the primary replication site for Rhinoviruses in systemic infections?
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How are most viruses spread throughout the host's body?
How are most viruses spread throughout the host's body?
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Which factor does NOT contribute to the selectivity of productive infection by viruses?
Which factor does NOT contribute to the selectivity of productive infection by viruses?
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What is the main route of entry for Hepatitis A virus?
What is the main route of entry for Hepatitis A virus?
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Which virus primarily replicates in the oropharynx or urogenital tract?
Which virus primarily replicates in the oropharynx or urogenital tract?
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What is the primary mode of transmission for Dengue fever?
What is the primary mode of transmission for Dengue fever?
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Which type of transmission is characteristic of prenatal transmission of viruses?
Which type of transmission is characteristic of prenatal transmission of viruses?
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What determines whether viral infection remains local or becomes systemic?
What determines whether viral infection remains local or becomes systemic?
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