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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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of viruses are single-stranded?

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

Which type of viruses are double-stranded?

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

Which virus causes oral herpes?

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

Which virus causes whitlows?

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

Which virus is responsible for infectious mononucleosis?

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

Which virus is responsible for warts?

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

Which virus is responsible for influenza?

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

Which virus is responsible for HIV infection and AIDS?

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

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

<p>Orthomyxoviruses (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Orthomyxoviruses (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Reoviruses (B)</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 (D)</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 (B)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Picornaviruses (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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