Viruses — Flashcards

Flashcard 241: Filoviruses have a(n) _____ capsid

Answer: helical

Flashcard 242: The arenaviruses include _____ and lassa fever

Answer: lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)

Flashcard 243: Classic allergic asthma is mediated by Ig_____, produced in response to exposure to foreign antigens (i.e. dust, dander, pollen)

Answer: E

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Respiratory (Asthma)

Flashcard 244: The segmented virus families include bunyavirus, _____, arenavirus, and reovirus

Answer: orthomyxovirus

Flashcard 245: Antigen loading onto MHC I occurs in the RER after breakdown of endogenous antigen by the _____ in the cytosol, and delivery to the RER via TAP (transporter associated with antigen processing)

Answer: proteasome

Flashcard 246: In addition to vector-borne transmission, how can Zika virus be transmitted? _____

Answer: Sexual; Vertical (transplacentally)

Flashcard 247: Epstein-Barr Virus first infects the _____ epithelium

Answer: oropharynx

Flashcard 248: Rhabdovirus has a(n) _____ capsid

Answer: helical

Flashcard 249: Which virus is also known as German measles (3-day measles)? _____

Answer: Rubella

Flashcard 250: What cause of viral gastroenteritis is more commonly seen in adults? _____

Answer: Norovirus