Agents To Treat HSV And Vzv

11 Questions | By ClaudeMcguffin | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 127

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1.

Viruses are:
- A.
  
  Non-living DNA-containing infectious agents
- B.
  
  Obligate intracellular parasites
- C.
  
  Living DNA-containing agents, not always infection
- D.
  
  An encapsulated DNA or RNA strand that can cause disease
2.

Acyclovir is available in which of the following forms
- A.
  
  Oral
- B.
  
  Intravenous
- C.
  
  Topical
- D.
  
  Tropical
3.

When Valacyclovir grows up it wants to be just like Penciclovir
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

Oh my, it appears that the virus is resistant to Valacyclovir.... I guess we can't give them
- A.
  
  Acyclovir
- B.
  
  Famciclovir
- C.
  
  Ganciclovir
- D.
  
  All of the above
5.

Which Drug(s) is only available Orally?
- A.
  
  Famciclovir
- B.
  
  Valacyclovir
- C.
  
  Foscarnet
- D.
  
  Acyclovir
6.

Valacyclovir is pretty cool because It's associated with shorter duration of zoster-associated pain.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

Valacyclovir isn't very popular because it usually isnt very bioAVAILABLE
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

Acyclovir stops viruses by
- A.
  
  Preventing Viral Attachment to the cell
- B.
  
  Stopping nucleic acid synthesis
- C.
  
  Preventing assembly of new viruses within an infected cell
- D.
  
  Preventing the release of new viruses from leaving.
9.

Docosanol works by
- A.
  
  Preventing nucleic acid synthesis
- B.
  
  Preventing viral release
- C.
  
  Preventing viral entry
- D.
  
  Preventing viral flocculation
10.

Only available topically
- A.
  
  Foscarnet
- B.
  
  Docosanol
- C.
  
  Penciclovir
- D.
  
  Trifluridine
- E.
  
  Famciclovir