Prevention and Treatment of Viral Infections

Review Questions

Which of the following is NOT used to treat active viral disease?

  1. Vaccines
  2. Antiviral drugs
  3. Antibiotics
  4. Phage therapy

Hint:

C

Vaccines_______.

  1. are similar to viroids
  2. are only needed once
  3. kill viruses
  4. stimulate an immune response

Hint:

D

A patient presents at the clinic with an acute viral infection. Assays that analyze the viral life cycle classify the virus into Group V with a segmented genome. Which virus is the most likely diagnosis for the patient?

  1. Rabies virus
  2. Picornavirus
  3. HIV-1
  4. Influenza A virus

Hint:

D