IS QUESTIONS

1. Differentiate Varicella and Zoster

 Varicella- CHIKENPOX zoster-SHINGLES
2. A type of infection in which HDV and HBV occur simultaneously.
 Coinfection
3. What virus causes infections that are thought to be transmitted mainly by the consumption of
infected pork. BE SPECIFIC
 Hepa E genotype 3 and 4
4. What is the number 1 leading congenital infection present today?
 CMV
5. It refers to the appearance of enlarged and basophilic (deeply staining) cells with prominent
inclusion bodies within them.
 OWLS EYE
6. It is caused by EBV, is usually an acute, benign, and self limiting
 IM
7. It is the standard treatment for hepatitis C genotypes 2 and 3
 PEG IFN a, ribavirin
8. In some pregnant women rubella can cause:
 Congenital rubella syndrome
9. Most commonly used method to detect mumps antibodies
 ELISA
10. Causative agent of measles
 Rubeola
11. Incubation period for hepa B
 30 to 180 days
12. What hepatitis B antigen indicates high levels of transmission
 HBeag
13. It encodes several regulatory proteins
 Px region
14. It can remain in a latent state within infected cells for a prolonged period of time
 Provirus
15. The most common complication of herpes zoster
 Postherpetic neuralgia
16. Broad class of antibodies and present in normal individuals in low concentrations
 Heterophile antibodies
17. Major cause of Hapatitis worlwide
 Hepa E
18. What antibody is positive during the co-infection of hepatitis B and D
 IgM anti HBc
19. Life cycle of a virus
 APUMAR
20. Give one example of a viral escape mechanism
 1st virus- viruses are rapidly dividing agents that undergo frequent genetic mutation.
 2nd, some viruses can escape the action of components of the innate immune system
 3rd viruses can invade the host defense by suppressing the adaptive immune system.