A Trivia On Viral Respiratory Infection! Quiz

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What do you know about viral respiratory infection? Virus entering the human body usually comes from contact through the mouth or nose. It is an infection that is caused by either a virus or bacteria. Some common symptoms include sore throat, sneezing, headache, weakness, and cough. If you need to discover further about viral respiratory infections, this is the quiz for you.

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1.

A 10-month-old boy is brought to an outpatient clinic by his mother. The child has been sneezing, has a cough, and his nose is constantly running. There is no evidence of fever, pharyngeal inflammation or lower respiratory tract involvement. It is late February and the regional health authorities have requested that physicians provide them with nasopharyngeal samples for an epidemiological study. A nasopharyngeal aspirate is collected and sent to the regional health authorities. The virology lab establishes that this sample contained an enveloped, segmented, negative-polarity, single-stranded RNA virus, approximately 100 nm in diameter. What is the most likely etiology for this infant’s illness?
- A.
  
  An adenovirus
- B.
  
  A coronavirus
- C.
  
  A rhinovirus
- D.
  
  An orthomyxovirus
- E.
  
  A paramyxovirus
2.

A fourteen-year-old female student consults for a sore throat and signs of coryza. Her symptoms are caused by a pleiomorphic, enveloped, positive-polarity, single-stranded RNA virus. What is the most likely etiology of this student’s illness?
- A.
  
  An influenza A virus
- B.
  
  A parainfluenza-2 virus (PIV-2)
- C.
  
  A rhinovirus
- D.
  
  A coronavirus
- E.
  
  An adenovirus
3.

A 7-year-old boy presents to an outpatient clinic accompanied by his mother. The child is sneezing and coughing and has a runny nose, sore throat, but no fever. What are the characteristics of the most likely etiology?
- A.
  
  Enveloped, (+) ssRNA
- B.
  
  Enveloped, (-) ssRNA
- C.
  
  Naked, (+) ssRNA
- D.
  
  Naked, (-) ssRNA
- E.
  
  Enveloped, DNA
- F.
  
  Naked, DNA
4.

A 4-year-old girl presents to the emergency department accompanied by her mother. It is summer, and the child is sneezing and coughing and has a runny nose, sore throat, and a fever of 39.4C. What are the characteristics of the most likely etiology?
- A.
  
  Enveloped, (+) ssRNA
- B.
  
  Enveloped, (-) ssRNA
- C.
  
  Naked, (+) ssRNA,; Naked, DNA
- D.
  
  Naked, (-) ssRNA; Naked, DNA
- E.
  
  Enveloped, DNA
5.

A 4-year-old girl presents to the emergency department accompanied by her mother. It is summer, and the child is sneezing and coughing and has a runny nose, sore throat, and a fever of 39.4C. To which family does that (these) virus(es) belong to?
- A.
  
  Adenoviridae; Picornaviridae
- B.
  
  Orthomyxoviridae; Paramyxoviridae
- C.
  
  Paramyxoviridae; Picornaviridae
- D.
  
  Coronaviridae; Paramyxoviridae
6.

A 3-year-old boy presents in late summer with a sore throat, poor appetite and a low-grade fever, followed by the appearance of painful vesicular lesions that ulcerate in the pharynx and the insides of the cheeks, and a non-itchy rash localized around the mouth, the palms of the hands and the margins of the heels. What is the most likely etiological agent responsible for this child’s disease?
- A.
  
  Enterovirus 71
- B.
  
  Adenovirus 3
- C.
  
  Coxsackievirus A16
- D.
  
  Coronavirus 229E
- E.
  
  Rhinovirus 49
7.

Comfortably sitting in your office in Cleveland, Ohio, you read, in the latest issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, of an H9N2 influenza A outbreak affecting humans in China. What is the most likely time frame until the appearance of this virus in your community?
- A.
  
  1 week
- B.
  
  1 month
- C.
  
  3 months
- D.
  
  6 months
- E.
  
  Unknown, if it ever appears
8.

A 1-year-old child is brought to the emergency department by his parents. The parents explain that their child had a cold with a cough and a runny nose, but realized that things took a turn for the worse when he started wheezing. Worried, they presented to the ED with their child. Physical examination further revealed air trapping, nasal flaring, hypoxia, and subcostal retraction. What is the most likely syndrome?
- A.
  
  A cold
- B.
  
  Bronchitis
- C.
  
  Bronchiolitis
- D.
  
  Croup
- E.
  
  Pneumonia
9.

A 1-year-old child is brought to the emergency department by his parents. The parents explain that their child had a cold with a cough and a runny nose, but realized that things took a turn for the worse when he started wheezing. Worried, they presented to the ED with their child. Physical examination further revealed air trapping, nasal flaring, hypoxia, and subcostal retraction. What is the most likely etiology?
- A.
  
  Influenza A virus
- B.
  
  Parainfluenza-2 virus (PIV-2)
- C.
  
  A rhinovirus
- D.
  
  Measles virus
- E.
  
  Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
10.

A 1-year-old child is brought to the emergency department by his parents. The parents explain that their child had a cold with a cough and a runny nose, but realized that things took a turn for the worse when he started wheezing. Worried, they presented to the ED with their child. Physical examination further revealed air trapping, nasal flaring, hypoxia, and subcostal retraction. What are the characteristics of this virus?
- A.
  
  Enveloped, (+) ssRNA
- B.
  
  Enveloped, (-) ssRNA
- C.
  
  Naked, (+) ssRNA
- D.
  
  Naked, (-) ssRNA
- E.
  
  Enveloped, DNA
- F.
  
  Naked, DNA
11.

A 15-month-old girl presents in early fall with a fever, hoarseness, a barking cough and inspiratory stridor. What is the most likely causative agent?
- A.
  
  Coronavirus
- B.
  
  Human parainfluenza virus
- C.
  
  Rhinovirus
- D.
  
  Influenzavirus
- E.
  
  Mycoplasma pneumoniae
12.

A 15-month-old girl presents in early fall with a fever, hoarseness, a barking cough and inspiratory stridor What description best applies to the etiological agent most likely responsible for this disease? (from question above)
- A.
  
  Enveloped, segmented, (-) ssRNA
- B.
  
  Enveloped, segmented, (+) ssRNA
- C.
  
  Enveloped, (-) ssRNA
- D.
  
  Enveloped, (+) ssRNA
- E.
  
  Naked, dsDNA
- F.
  
  Aerobic bacterium lacking a cell wall
13.

A 15-month-old girl presents in early fall with a fever, hoarseness, a barking cough and inspiratory stridor. What syndrome is above patient suffering from?
- A.
  
  Common cold
- B.
  
  Bronchiolitis
- C.
  
  Croup
- D.
  
  Flu
- E.
  
  Laryngitis
14.

What is the pathophysiologic mechanism responsible for the inspiratory stridor?
- A.
  
  Obstruction of the bronchioles due to inflammation and mucus secretion along the bronchiolar epithelium
- B.
  
  Non-specific release of inflammatory mediators with stimulation of cholinergic pathways in the nasal mucosa
- C.
  
  Destruction and inflammation of the respiratory epithelium, as well as mucus secretion, especially around the subglottic area
- D.
  
  Epithelial cell destruction by the virus and inflammation of the trachea
- E.
  
  Virus-induced apoptosis of alveolar macrophages
15.

What is the pathophysiologic mechanism responsible for the symptoms of bronchitis?
- A.
  
  Obstruction of the bronchioles due to inflammation and mucus secretion along the bronchiolar epithelium
- B.
  
  Non-specific release of inflammatory mediators with stimulation of cholinergic pathways in the nasal mucosa
- C.
  
  Destruction and inflammation of the respiratory epithelium, as well as mucus secretion, especially around the subglottic area
- D.
  
  Intra-alveolar and intra-bronchiolar hemorrhage, as well as interstitial edema and hemorrhage due to inflammation
- E.
  
  Necrosis and denudation of ciliated epithelial cells of the bronchi, with inflammation, cellular infiltration, edema and mucus secretion