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Which type of viruses are obligate intracellular parasites?

  • RNA viruses
  • Neither DNA nor RNA viruses
  • Both DNA and RNA viruses (correct)
  • DNA viruses
  • What do viruses need to use in order to produce their components?

  • Their own internal processes
  • Proteins from the environment
  • Energy from the environment
  • Host cell processes (correct)
  • How do viruses reproduce?

  • Division
  • Asexual reproduction
  • Assembly of individual components (correct)
  • Sexual reproduction
  • What are viruses composed of?

    <p>Both DNA and RNA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of viruses are single-stranded?

    <p>RNA viruses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of viruses are double-stranded?

    <p>DNA viruses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which virus causes oral herpes?

    <p>Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which virus causes whitlows?

    <p>Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which virus is responsible for infectious mononucleosis?

    <p>Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which virus is responsible for warts?

    <p>Human Papillomavirus (HPV)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which virus is responsible for influenza?

    <p>Influenza Virus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of viruses has a genome that resembles mRNA and is translated into a polyprotein?

    <p>Picornaviruses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which virus is responsible for HIV infection and AIDS?

    <p>Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 1 and 2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of viruses has a segmented RNA genome where each segment encodes one mRNA?

    <p>Orthomyxoviruses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of viruses requires the full-length (+) RNA template for replication?

    <p>Orthomyxoviruses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of viruses has a (+/−) segmented RNA genome?

    <p>Reoviruses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of viruses converts its RNA genome into DNA and integrates it into the host chromatin?

    <p>Retroviruses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of viral infection is characterized by the virus being detectable in tissue samples and multiplying at a slow rate?

    <p>Chronic infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of viral infection is characterized by the virus entering a dormant phase after a lytic cycle?

    <p>Latent infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of viruses can cross the placenta and cause developmental disturbances and permanent defects?

    <p>Picornaviruses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technique can be used to diagnose viral diseases by detecting the genetic material of the virus?

    <p>RT-PCR</p> Signup and view all the answers

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