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What is characteristic of an acute viral infection?
What is characteristic of an acute viral infection?
Which type of infection is confirmed but does not produce obvious symptoms or signs?
Which type of infection is confirmed but does not produce obvious symptoms or signs?
What characterizes a persistent infection?
What characterizes a persistent infection?
Which group of viruses cause latent infections?
Which group of viruses cause latent infections?
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What characterizes virus-induced tumors?
What characterizes virus-induced tumors?
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What is common to all viruses that cause tumors?
What is common to all viruses that cause tumors?
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What type of infection is associated with herpes viruses?
What type of infection is associated with herpes viruses?
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Which type of viral infection results in the formation of tumors?
Which type of viral infection results in the formation of tumors?
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What may lead to the replication of the viral DNA in latent infections?
What may lead to the replication of the viral DNA in latent infections?
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What characterizes an abortive infection?
What characterizes an abortive infection?
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In null viral infections, what happens when cells lack the appropriate receptors for a particular virus?
In null viral infections, what happens when cells lack the appropriate receptors for a particular virus?
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What is the characteristic of viruses known as oncogenic or tumor viruses?
What is the characteristic of viruses known as oncogenic or tumor viruses?
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What is the main target of antiviral drugs during the attachment phase of virus replication?
What is the main target of antiviral drugs during the attachment phase of virus replication?
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Which characteristic is used to measure the effectiveness of an antiviral drug compared to its toxicity to host cells?
Which characteristic is used to measure the effectiveness of an antiviral drug compared to its toxicity to host cells?
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Why is uncoating considered a poor target for antiviral intervention?
Why is uncoating considered a poor target for antiviral intervention?
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Which drugs act by blocking cellular membrane ion channels, preventing endosomal pH decrease and membrane fusion?
Which drugs act by blocking cellular membrane ion channels, preventing endosomal pH decrease and membrane fusion?
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Which type of antiviral drugs are specifically mentioned as active against influenza A viruses?
Which type of antiviral drugs are specifically mentioned as active against influenza A viruses?
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Why are cycles of virus replication involving gene expression inhibition less amenable to chemical intervention?
Why are cycles of virus replication involving gene expression inhibition less amenable to chemical intervention?
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Which category of vaccines is known to provide long-term immunity with replicating virus but reduced virulence?
Which category of vaccines is known to provide long-term immunity with replicating virus but reduced virulence?
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What is a key advantage of subunit vaccines over conventional vaccines?
What is a key advantage of subunit vaccines over conventional vaccines?
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What is the main difference between live attenuated and inactivated virus vaccines in terms of residual virulence?
What is the main difference between live attenuated and inactivated virus vaccines in terms of residual virulence?
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How do subunit vaccines present antigens to the immune system?
How do subunit vaccines present antigens to the immune system?
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What is the unique feature of apoptosis compared to other forms of cell death?
What is the unique feature of apoptosis compared to other forms of cell death?
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What is the main reason for cell death in acutely cytopathogenic infections?
What is the main reason for cell death in acutely cytopathogenic infections?
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Which family of viruses may induce the synthesis of lytic phospholipids leading to cell lysis?
Which family of viruses may induce the synthesis of lytic phospholipids leading to cell lysis?
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How do most naked viruses and some enveloped viruses release new virions from the infected cell?
How do most naked viruses and some enveloped viruses release new virions from the infected cell?
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Which mechanism is NOT involved in actively inducing cell lysis by viruses?
Which mechanism is NOT involved in actively inducing cell lysis by viruses?
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What is a key feature of persistent viral infections?
What is a key feature of persistent viral infections?
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Which type of viral infections typically results in cell death?
Which type of viral infections typically results in cell death?
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How do some viruses trigger apoptosis in infected cells while inhibiting it during replication?
How do some viruses trigger apoptosis in infected cells while inhibiting it during replication?
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