Viral Infections and Immunocompromised Patients Quiz

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Which virus is associated with causing retinitis, pneumonia, disseminated infection, and death in immunocompromised patients?

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)

Hepatitis A virus (HAV)

Cytomegalovirus (correct)

Hepatitis G virus

Which virus is responsible for causing CMV retinitis and CMV pneumonitis in AIDS patients?

Hepatitis B virus (HBV)

Hepatitis E virus (HEV)

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)

Cytomegalovirus (correct)

Which virus is known to be the causative agent of acute infectious mononucleosis?

Hepatitis G virus

Hepatitis D virus (HDV)

Hepatitis C virus (HCV)

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) (correct)

Which virus is associated with Kaposis sarcoma?

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Signup and view all the answers

Which family of viruses does Cytomegalovirus belong to?

Herpesviridae Signup and view all the answers

What are the common symptoms associated with Norwalk & Rotavirus infection?

Fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes a parasite that can live only in association with a host?

Obligate Signup and view all the answers

What is the main symptom of classic brain encephalitis caused by Rabies virus?

Hydrophobia Signup and view all the answers

How is human rabies immune globulin administered for Rabies treatment?

Under the skin injection Signup and view all the answers

Which family does Ebola & Marburg virus belong to?

Filoviridae Signup and view all the answers

What type of illness is Ebola virus disease (EVD)?

Severe and often fatal Signup and view all the answers

How is Trichinosis infection acquired?

By ingesting pork or bear meat with larvae Signup and view all the answers

What are the typical symptoms associated with Trichinosis?

Muscle pain and myocardial symptoms Signup and view all the answers

What is the intermediate host for Brugia malayi and Wuchereria bancrofti?

Mosquitoes Signup and view all the answers

How is the diagnosis of Trichinosis usually made?

An incidental finding at autopsy Signup and view all the answers

What is the size of the adult female Trichinella spiralis worm?

$3.5$ mm x $60$ micrometers Signup and view all the answers

What is the main pathology associated with Trichinosis infection?

Muscle fiber enlargement and deformation Signup and view all the answers

How do nematodes move?

By moving in a whiplike, penetrating fashion Signup and view all the answers

Which type of flatworms have a ribbon-like chain of segments known as proglottids?

Cestodes Signup and view all the answers

How do adult tapeworms absorb nutrients?

By absorbing through their integument Signup and view all the answers

In what way can nematode infections be acquired?

By ingestion of eggs or larval stage Signup and view all the answers

What is the intermediate host for Ascaris lumbricoides?

None Signup and view all the answers

How is infection with Ascaris lumbricoides diagnosed?

By observing eggs in stool specimens Signup and view all the answers

In areas co-endemic with loiasis, which MDA regimen does the WHO recommend?

Albendazole (400 mg) alone twice per year Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended MDA regimen in countries with onchocerciasis according to WHO?

Ivermectin (200 mcg/kg) with diethylcarbamazine citrate (DEC) (6 mg/kg) and albendazole (400 mg) Signup and view all the answers

What is the recent evidence regarding the use of MDA regimens on microfilariae in infected people?

They can clear almost all microfilariae within a few weeks Signup and view all the answers

What is the revised MDA regimen recommended by WHO in countries without onchocerciasis?

Ivermectin (200 mcg/kg) with diethylcarbamazine citrate (DEC) (6 mg/kg) and albendazole(400 mg) Signup and view all the answers

What is the common name given to the Eye Worm intermediate host?

Mango Fly Signup and view all the answers