Chapter 24(question well answered )graded A+ 2023/2024

Chapter 24All of the following belong to the Herpesviridae except: A) Varicella-zoster virus B) Cytomegalovirus C) Variola virus D) Herpes simplex viruses E) Epstein-Barr virus - correct answer Variola Virus Smallpox is a disease in which: A) fever, prostration, rash, and possible toxemia and shock occur B) virus becomes latent in ganglia of sensory neurons C) recurrent episodes are called shingles D) can only be transmitted by direct skin contact with skin crusts E) all of the choices are correct - correct answer fever, prostration, rash, and possible toxemia and shock occur All of the following pertain to herpes simplex-1 (HSV-1): EXCEPT A) causes gingivostomatitis B) causes cold sores and herpes keratitis C) latent in the lumbosacral spinal nerve ganglia D) transmitted by mucous membrane contact with lesions E) causes herpetic whitlow in health-care workers - correct answer latent in the lumbosacral spinal nerve ganglia Herpes simplex-2 (HSV-2) causes: A) genital lesions B) intensely sensitive vesicles on or near the genitals C) symptoms that include urethritis, cervicitis, and itching D) infection in neonates that have contact with lesions in the birth canal E) all of the choices are correct - correct answer all of the choices are correct An occasional serious complication of herpes simplex-1 is: A) shingles B) paralysis C) encephalitis D) myocarditis E) kidney failure - correct answer encephalitis Which of the following not and antivirals treatment for HSV-1 and HSV-2? A) interferon B) valacyclovir C) acyclovir D) famciclovir E) all of the choices are correct - correct answer interferon Chickenpox: A) is transmitted by inhalation of respiratory secretions B) is transmitted by skin lesion contact or airborne spread of lesion material C) has an incubation of 10 to 20 days D) has fever, and vesicular rash that occurs in successive crops E) all of the choices are correct - correct answer all of the choices are correct Herpes whitlow is a deep set herpes simplex virus infection of the: A) nasal mucosa B) finger C) oral mucosa and tongue