HBV structure and replication — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What type of virus is Hepatitis B? (DNA, RNA (sense), etc.)_____

Answer: DNA

Flashcard 2: What type of vaccine is the HBV vaccine? _____

Answer: Subunit

Flashcard 3: Which serologic marker is detectable due to immunization to HBV?_____

Answer: Anti-HBs IgG

Flashcard 4: Upon cellular entry, partially dsDNA of HBV is repaired and used for _____

Answer: transcription

Flashcard 5: What type of vaccine is used for HBV? _____

Answer: Subunit (recombinant HBsAg)

Flashcard 6: What is the shape of the HBV genome?_____

Answer: Circular

Flashcard 7: What serologic marker must be present for HDV infection?_____

Answer: HBsAg

Flashcard 8: What type of virus is Hepatitis B? (DNA, RNA (sense), etc)_____

Answer: Partially double-stranded DNA

Flashcard 9: Hepatitis C virus displays antigenic variability of its _____ proteins

Answer: envelope

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Flashcard 10: Developed countries purify their _____ supply, eliminating HAV infection risk (fecal-oral transmission)

Answer: water

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