Questions

1.
What is the most common invader of the nasopharynx?

A.

Bacteria

B.

Fungi

C.

Viruses

D.

Dirty little phalanges

2.
__________ and ___________ make up more than 50% of colds.

A.

Coronavirus and cytomegalovirus

B.

Rhinovirus and coronavirus

C.

Cytomegalovirus and streptococcus

D.

Rhinovirus and streptococcus

3.
How is the common cold diagnosed?

A.

Blood test

B.

Stool sample

C.

Clinical presentation of symptoms

D.

By mothers everywhere

4.
70% of acute sore throats are caused by viruses.

A.

True
B.

False

5.
_____________ is a common cause of sore throat and often infects the conjunctiva as well as the
pharynx to cause pharyngoconjunctival fever.

A.

Adenovirus

B.

Epstein-Barr virus

C.

Cytomegalovirus

D.

Enterovirus

6.

Ulcers on the hard palate and tongue, seen in hand, foot, and mouth disease is due to ____________. -
ProProfs

Ulcers on the hard palate and tongue, seen in hand, foot, and mouth disease is due to ____________.

A.

Epstein-Barr virus
B.

Cytomegalovirus

C.

Coxsackie A virus

D.

Adenovirus

7.

_______________presenting with swollen tonsils covered in white exudate is caused by ____________.

- ProProfs

_______________presenting with swollen tonsils covered in white exudate is caused by ____________.

A.

Strep throat, strepococcus pneumoniae

B.

Infectious mononucleosis, Epstein-Barr virus

C.

Ulcers, deep kissing

D.

Infectious mononucleosis, cytomegalovirus

8.
__________ is the largest human herpes virus with only one serotype.

A.

CMV

B.

HSV

C.

Coxsackie A16

D.

EBV

9.
Most people infected with CMV are asymptomatic

A.

True

B.

False

10.
CMV causes an infection when......

A.

Cell-mediated immunity is impaired

B.

Humoral immunity is impaired

C.

Both cell-mediated and humoral immunity are impaired

11.
EBV is structurally and morphologically ___________ to other herpes viruses but is ___________distinct

A.

Different, identifiably

B.

Identical, antigenically

C.

Similar, not

12.
____________ is the major antigen for EBV

A.

Early antigen (EA)

B.
Nuclear antigen (EBNA)

C.

Viral capsid antigen (VCA)

D.

Latent antigen (LA)

13.
EBV is transmitted by the exchange of

A.

Seminal fluid

B.

Blood

C.

Saliva

D.

Feces
14.
EBV replicates in B lymphocytes, more specifically it attaches to the _________ receptor.

A.

C3d

B.

CD28

C.

C3b

D.

B71

15.
______________ is the condition caused by EBV replication in squamous epithelial cells in the tongue.

A.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease

B.

Hairy tongue
C.

Parotitis

D.

Peritonsillar abscess

16.
What allows for the long-term infection/latency period of EBV?

A.

Action against complement and interferon

B.

Production of fake IL-10 molecule

C.

Prevention of apoptosis of infected cells

17.
____________ is associated with EBV and is seen in African children

A.

AML-acute myeLoid leukemia

B.

Burkitt's lymphoma
C.

ALL-acute lymphoblastic leukemis

D.

Hodgkin's lymphoma

18.
_____________ is the most common and most important bacteria responsible for pharyngitis?

A.

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

B.

Haemophilus influenzae (type B)

C.

Streptococcal tonsillitis

D.

Strep. Pyogenes (group A B-hemolytic)

19.
What virus is a single-stranded RNA paramyxovirus that is spread by air-borne droplets, salivary
secretions, and possibly urine?

A.
Measles

B.

Mumps

C.

Rubella

D.

Otitis

20.
________ is a potential complication of mumps affecting susceptible adults.

A.

Otitis

B.

Parotitis

C.

Orchitis

D.

Tonsillitis