Micro: Upper Respiratory
- 1.____ and ____ cause more than 50% of common colds.
- A.
Rhinovirus, influenza
- B.
Rhinovirus, adenovirus
- C.
Coronavirus, influenza
- D.
Rhinovirus, coronavirus
- 2.There are vaccines for the common cold.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.The treatment for the common cold is symptomatic.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.How long does it take for the common cold to resolve?
- A.
24 hours
- B.
48 hours
- C.
72 hours
- D.
A week
- 5._____ invaders only cause disease when host defenses are already impaired.
- A.
Primary
- B.
Opportunistic
- C.
Tertiary
- D.
Seconary
- 6.Adenoviruses often affect the _____ and then _____.
- A.
Nasopharynx, oropharynx
- B.
Pharynx, conjunctiva
- C.
Nasopharynx, Eustachian tube
- D.
Oropharynx, Eustachian tube
- 7.Which is NOT transmission route of CMV?
- A.
Saliva
- B.
Urine
- C.
Blood
- D.
Fecal-oral
- 8.CMV is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in ____ patients with either primary or reactivated disease.
- 9.___ devleops in more than 50% of infants infected with CMV?
- A.
Hearing loss
- B.
Jaundice
- C.
Vision loss
- D.
Mental retardation
- 10.What is the major antigen of Epstein-Barr virus?
- A.
EBNA
- B.
EA
- C.
VCA
- D.
EBA
- 11.EBV is transmitted via ____.
- 12.What interferon does EBV make in attempt to disguise the true host interferon?
- A.
IL-1
- B.
IL-2
- C.
IL-10
- D.
IL-12
- 13.EBV replicates in ____.
- A.
T lymphocytes
- B.
Macrophages
- C.
Red blood cells
- D.
B lymphocytes
- 14.In laboratory diagnostics, detection of ___ indicates current EBV infection.
- A.
VCA IgA
- B.
VCA IgM
- C.
EBNA IgG
- D.
EBNA IgE
- 15.What virus is known to cause hand, foot, and mouth disease?
- A.
Rotavirus
- B.
Coxsackie A virus
- C.
Herpesvirus
- D.
Cytomegalovirus
- 16.What is chronic suppurative otitis media?
- A.
Perforated eardrum with continuous drainage
- B.
Intact eardrum with intermittent drainage
- C.
Inflammation of the external ear
- D.
Intact eardrum with continuous drainage
- 17.A cause of otitis externa is?
- A.
Mumps virus
- B.
Strep. pyogenes
- C.
H. influenzae
- D.
Staph. aureus
- 18.A patient present with enlarged submandibular glands, fever, and orchitis. How is the virus causing these symptoms of the disease spread?
- A.
Urine
- B.
Air-borne droplets
- C.
Blood
- D.
Fecal-oral
- 19.Which virus is not a typical cause of pharyngitis?
- A.
HSV
- B.
Enterovirus
- C.
EBV
- D.
Rhinovirus
- 20.EBV is shed continuously.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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