In what ways do viruses differ from other pathogens?
Viruses have no protein structure
The outermost layer of a virion fulfills which of the following functions of the virus?
both protection and recognition
Host specificity of a virus is due to
interactions between viral and cellular surface molecules
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is an example of a ______ disease.
prion
_________are used to culture some vaccine strains.
Fertilized chicken eggs
What is unique about the Hepadnaviridae family of viruses?
They contain both single-stranded DNA and double-stranded DNA.
Which of the following lesions is a hard, raised sore?
papule
Which of the following poxviruses are zoonoses?
both cowpox and monkeypox
Do all adenoviruses cause mild respiratory disease.
No
Which vaccine-preventable disease caused by an RNA virus has been nearly eradicated?
polio
The common childhood illness called "hand-foot-and-mouth disease" because it causes lesions in these areas is caused by
a strain of coxsackie A virus
Can infection by all influenza strains can be prevented with vaccines?
No
Hepatitis A does not cause
chronic liver disease
The leading cause of viral gastroenteritis in the United States.
Norovirus
Hepatitis A complete recovery occurs what % of time
99