Replication
What family of viruses have a segmented RNA genome that do not belong to the orthomyxovirus family?
Arenaviruses
Burkitt’s Lymphoma is associated with this viral infection
What is EBV
Give an example of a host antiviral defense mechanism and how the virus counteracts it
Vif-APOBEC
Nef-SERINC
Vpu-Tetherin
NS1-RIGI
Myths about the jackelope, a rabbit with the horns of an antelope, were started due to sightings of rabbits with infections of this wart-causing virus family.
What is papillomavirus?
What closely related human lentivirus integrates into the host genome that is not HIV-1/HIV-2?
HTLV
A vaccine against this virus represents the only current and effective vaccine against a specific type of cancer
What is HPV
The error-prone nature of this HIV protein causes a high genetic mutation rate.
What is reverse transcriptase
This virus avoids immune detection by maintaining its genetic code in neurons, and commonly reactivates in older adults, causing a painful skin rash
What is varicella-zoster virus?
This classification method is used to group viruses based on the organization of their genomes and method of mRNA synthesis
What is the Baltimore classification
True or false, HPV only causes cancer in women
False
Year-to-year updates in the seasonal influenza vaccines are needed because of this phenomenon that contributes to genetic diversity
What is antigenic drift
A homozygous 32 amino acid deletion in the CCR5 gene makes individuals resistant to infection with this virus
What is HIV
Viruses lacking this structural component are often hardier and can survive on surfaces for extended periods of time
What is an envelope
Integration of the Human Papillomavirus into the host genome causes the expression of these 2 viral oncogenes
What is E6 and E7
Besides retroviruses, this virus also encodes a reverse transcriptase protein
What is HBV
This member of the flavivirus family that was responsible for microcephaly in newborns in the late 2000’s.
What is ZIKA
This is the only known human virus that requires co-infection of another virus to complete its life cycle.
What is Hepatitis D virus
The infectious cause of mononucleosis is a member of this family of viruses
What is Herpesviridae (EBV)
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), a pathogen in mice used to study acute and chronic immune responses, is a member of this family of viruses
What is Arenaviridae
Individuals infected with this virus often exhibit hydrophobia and ~100% fatality rates after the onset of symptoms
What is Rabies