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Microbiology, 5/e

Lansing M Prescott, Augustana College
Donald A Klein, Colorado State University
John P Harley, Eastern Kentucky University

Human Diseases Caused by Viruses

Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the best answer


1	Which of the following is an arthropod-borne disease?
		A)	Chickenpox
		B)	Colorado tick fever
		C)	Influenza
		D)	Measles
		E)	Mumps


2	Which of the following is NOT transmitted by the fecal-oral route?
		A)	Viral gastroenteritis
		B)	Hepatitis A
		C)	Hepatitis E
		D)	Poliomyelitis
		E)	Kuru


3	Which disease has been completely eradicated?
		A)	Smallpox
		B)	Chickenpox
		C)	Polio
		D)	Mumps
		E)	Measles


4	Influenza viruses are classified into groups based on the _______ antigens of their protein coats.
		A)	A
		B)	B
		C)	C
		D)	N
		E)	All


5	The genetic material in influenza viruses is
		A)	DNA.
		B)	RNA.
		C)	protein.
		D)	All of the above.
		E)	None of the above.


6	The most dangerous cause of lower respiratory infections in young children is:
		A)	Laryngitis
		B)	Bronchitis
		C)	Parainfluenza virus
		D)	Respiratory syncytial virus
		E)	Poliovirus


7	Which of the following is a FALSE statement about yellow fever?
		A)	Endemic to the United States
		B)	The first human disease found to be caused by a virus
		C)	The first confirmation that an insect could transmit a virus
		D)	Caused by a flavivirus
		E)	Its first name was yellow jack


8	The virus causing yellow fever first spreads to
		A)	liver.
		B)	spleen.
		C)	local lymph nodes.
		D)	kidneys.
		E)	heart.


9	Which group is most at risk for acquiring AIDS?
		A)	Intravenous drug users
		B)	Homosexual/bisexual men
		C)	Prostitutes
		D)	Bisexuals
		E)	Children born of infected mothers


10	Infection with HIV will result in a depletion of
		A)	CD1⁺ cells.
		B)	CD2⁺ cells.
		C)	CD3⁺ cells.
		D)	CD4⁺ cells.
		E)	CD5⁺ cells.


11	Which is the best diagnostic for AIDS?
		A)	Viral isolation
		B)	Viral culture
		C)	Viral reverse transcriptase activity
		D)	Viral antigens
		E)	Anti-HIV antibodies in the blood


12	Which of the following is caused by a DNA virus?
		A)	Herpes
		B)	AIDS
		C)	Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
		D)	Colorado tick fever
		E)	Measles


13	Certain leukemias in humans are caused by retroviruses, which are transmitted by
		A)	contaminated blood.
		B)	sexual contact.
		C)	mother's milk.
		D)	mosquitoes.
		E)	All of the above.


14	In hairy cell leukemia, what becomes "hairy"?
		A)	Red blood cells
		B)	White blood cells
		C)	Macrophages
		D)	Lysozomes
		E)	Epithelial cells


15	Which has been called the kissing disease?
		A)	AIDS
		B)	Herpes/cold sores
		C)	Tonsilitis
		D)	Mononucleosis
		E)	Laryngitis


16	In the past, the diagnosis of rabies consisted solely of examining nervous tissue for the presence of
		A)	inclusions.
		B)	viruses.
		C)	negri bodies.
		D)	encephalitis.
		E)	All of the above.


17	Which hepatitis is sometimes called serum hepatitis?
		A)	A
		B)	B
		C)	C
		D)	D
		E)	E


18	The hepatitis D virus has a special dependence upon which hepatitis virus?
		A)	A
		B)	B
		C)	C
		D)	E
		E)	F


19	Prion diseases share important clinical, neuropathological, and cell biological features with:
		A)	Kuru
		B)	Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
		C)	Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome
		D)	Alzheimer's disease
		E)	Fatal familial insomnia

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