Microorganisms: Viruses True or False

1.	Which of the following is MOST important in controlling virus infections? -> B cells True False
2.	Why aren’t viruses that have latent stages of replication ever completely cleared by the immune system? -> They stop replicating for indefinite periods of time. True False
3.	What is responsible for presenting virus antigens for recognition by the immune system? -> MHC True False
4.	What are some reasons that some antivirals are not as useful against viruses as vaccines? -> Antivirals can be more toxic than vaccines. True False
5.	Which of the following viruses would be more ideal to design an antiviral drug rather than a vaccine? -> All would be ideal antiviral targets. True False
6.	Which of the following viruses would be the most restricted by tetherin? -> An enveloped virus True False
7.	Which of the following viruses would be restricted by APOBEC? -> Retrovirus True False
8.	Which of the following is NOT an immune defense mechanism against virus infection? -> Virus receptors True False
9.	Which of the following is an example of antigenic shift? -> Recombining of segmented genomes True False
10.	Which of the following reasons explains why smallpox was an ideal candidate to develop a vaccine against? -> Existing weakly pathogenic forms True False

Submit

Join today and never see them again.

Get Started