Characteristics of Viruses
Fecal-Oral transmission is commonly associated with viruses that lack which structural component?
Viral Envelope
Which virus is most noted for causing infections of the Central Nervous System and is contracted from an animal bite?
Rhabdovirus
Owl Eye Inclusions are a characteristic finding of which virus?
CMV
What is the standard methodology for antiviral susceptibility testing?
Plaque Reduction Assay
The CDC creates a new vaccine each year for which virus?
Influenza
What genetic recombination event results in a new strain of a virus?
Antigenic Shift
Myocarditis is commonly associated with which RNA virus?
Coxsackie Virus
Which virus is able to be detected in a bone marrow aspirate?
Parvovirus B-19
What are the two components of viral transport media?
Protein and Antimicrobial
Which virus is considered eradicated?
Smallpox
Which term refers to the host/virus relationship in which only certain cell types are typically affected?
Tropism
Poliovirus is a member of which viral family?
Picornaviridae
A teenage male presents with sore throat, fatigue, and swollen lymph nodes. His differential shows reactive lymphocytes. What viral infection should be suspected?
Epstein-Barr Virus
What is the specimen collection method of choice for Influenza testing?
Nasopharyngeal swab in Viral Transport Media
The US Dept of Health & Human services has a protocol for monitoring patients with which viral disease?
Which part of viral replication is commonly seen in cell culture?
Release (Cell lysis)
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV) is commonly harbored by which animal?
Rodents
What is the reactivated viral form of the Varicella virus?
Shingles (zoster)
What testing method involves pressing a sterile slide into a viral lesion for identification?
Tzanck Smear
Antiviral resistance due to something other than a change in the viral genome is known as what?
Clinical Resistance
Which step of viral replication is missing?
Attachment, Penetration, Uncoating, Assembly, and Release
Macromolecular Synthesis
This viral infection caused by Togaviridae is often implicated in congenital newborn disease.
Rubella
Hemorrhagic cystitis is associated with with Polyomavirus?
BK Virus
Which viral detection method is most similar to that of a cell culture but has a much shorter turnaround time?
What are the three types of influenza vaccines?
Live, attenuated, and recombinant HA