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Which of the following statements about the propagation of varicella-zoster virus is correct?
Which of the following statements about the propagation of varicella-zoster virus is correct?
- Varicella-zoster virus can be propagated in cultures of human embryonic tissue and produces intranuclear inclusion bodies (correct)
- Varicella-zoster virus cannot be propagated in cell culture
- Varicella-zoster virus has an animal reservoir and can be propagated in animal cell cultures
- Varicella-zoster virus is propagated more easily by passing infected tissue culture fluids than by passing infected cells
What is the primary difference between the cytopathic changes caused by varicella-zoster virus and herpes simplex virus (HSV)?
What is the primary difference between the cytopathic changes caused by varicella-zoster virus and herpes simplex virus (HSV)?
- Varicella-zoster virus does not cause any cytopathic changes, unlike HSV
- Varicella-zoster virus and HSV cause identical cytopathic changes
- Varicella-zoster virus causes more focal and slower spreading cytopathic changes compared to HSV (correct)
- Varicella-zoster virus causes more diffuse and faster spreading cytopathic changes compared to HSV
What is the relationship between chickenpox and zoster (shingles) according to the passage?
What is the relationship between chickenpox and zoster (shingles) according to the passage?
- Chickenpox and zoster are caused by two different viruses
- Chickenpox and zoster are not related diseases
- Chickenpox and zoster are caused by the same virus, varicella-zoster virus (correct)
- Chickenpox is caused by varicella-zoster virus, while zoster is caused by herpes simplex virus
Which of the following statements about the cell-association of varicella-zoster virus is correct?
Which of the following statements about the cell-association of varicella-zoster virus is correct?
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Which of the following statements about the morphology of varicella-zoster virus is correct?
Which of the following statements about the morphology of varicella-zoster virus is correct?
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