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Viruses are acellular infectious particles whose capsid, nucleic acid and host-dependent replication distinguish them from living cells. HIV infection covers transmission, replication, effects on helper T cells, progression to AIDS, symptoms, prevention and treatment, while AIDS is the disease state caused by advanced immune-system damage rather than a separate virus.
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- A. Bacteria
- B. Fungi
- C. Virus
- D. Malaria
Explanation: Option A: Bacteria are single-celled organisms that can cause disease. They are not derived from the Latin word venemus.
Correct answer: Virus- A. Bacterial disease
- B. Viral disease
- C. Protozoan disease
- D. Viroid disease
Explanation: a. Bacterial disease: Bacterial diseases were among the first for which effective prevention methods were developed.
Correct answer: Viral disease- A. Hepatitis B
- B. Hepatitis A
- C. Hepatitis D
- D. Hepatitis C
Explanation: The combination of alpha interferon and ribavirin has been used in the treatment of hepatitis, particularly in the context of hepatitis C.
Correct answer: Hepatitis C- A. Envelope
- B. DNA
- C. Capsid
- D. Protein Coat
Explanation: A virus' protein coat contains receptors. The virus recognizes and binds to a host cell via a receptor.
Correct answer: Protein Coat- A. Spikes
- B. Envelope
- C. Capsid
- D. DNA
Explanation: The viral envelope is often covered with glycoprotein spikes that help them to recognize the host cell.
Correct answer: Spikes- A. Can be crystallized
- B. No cellular respiration
- C. Mutate their genetic malerial
- D. Lack biosynthetic machinery
Explanation: Living characteristics of viruses include the ability to reproduce - but only in living host cells - and the ability to mutate.
Correct answer: Mutate their genetic malerial- A. Venome
- B. Genome
- C. Virion
- D. Capsid
Explanation: The complete, mature, and infectious virus particle is known as a virion
Correct answer: Virion- A. They survive for a short time
- B. Their envelope is not sensitive to sunlight
- C. They are tolerant to antibodies
- D. Envelope is derived from host
Explanation: Enveloped virus is a virus that has an outer wrapping or envelope. This envelope comes from the infected cell, or host, in a process…
Correct answer: Their envelope is not sensitive to sunlight- A. Venome
- B. Genome
- C. Virion
- D. Capsid
Explanation: a. Venome:"Venome" is not a recognized term in the context of virology or viruses.
Correct answer: Virion- A. lysosomes
- B. lysozymes
- C. ligase
- D. both a and b
Explanation: Option A: Lysosomes are organelles found in animal cells that contain various enzymes capable of breaking down cellular waste and foreign…
Correct answer: lysozymes- A. 162
- B. 200
- C. 234
- D. 155
Explanation: Option A: This option states that the number of capsomeres found in the herpes virus capsid is 162.
Correct answer: 162- A. Lysogenic cycle
- B. Lytic cycle
- C. Both
- D. None
Explanation: The lysogenic cycle is a type of viral replication cycle that occurs in certain types of viruses, including bacteriophages, which infect…
Correct answer: Lytic cycle- A. Virulent phage
- B. Lytic phage
- C. Temperate phage
- D. Both a and b
Explanation: A and B. The phage that causes the lytic cycle is called a lytic phage or virulent phage.
Correct answer: Both a and b214. Viroids lacks
- A. RNA
- B. Enzyme
- C. Protective protein coat
- D. All of these
Explanation: Viroids are small, circular, single-stranded RNA molecules that are infectious agents of plants.
Correct answer: Protective protein coat- A. Protein
- B. Lipids
- C. DNA
- D. RNA
Explanation: All viruses contain genetic material (either DNA or RNA) and a protein coat, not all viruses contain lipids.
Correct answer: Lipids- A. Lysogenic cycle
- B. Lytic cycle
- C. Both
- D. None of the above
Explanation: The bacteriophage incorporates in the host genome in the lysogenic cycle.
Correct answer: Lysogenic cycle- A. 150 nm
- B. 100 nm
- C. 200 nm
- D. 250 nm
Explanation: The virions are 80-100 nm in diameter, and their outer lipid envelope incorporates and displays the viral glycoproteins (Fig. 1).
Correct answer: 100 nm- A. Entomology
- B. Virology
- C. Epidemiology
- D. Bacteriology
Explanation: Virology is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of the biology of viruses and viral diseases, including the distribution…
Correct answer: Virology- A. Capsid
- B. Matrix protein
- C. Envelope
- D. Nuclear capsid
Explanation: Some viruses have a protein lattice underneath their envelope called matrix.
Correct answer: Matrix protein- A. 20 to 2000 times
- B. 10 to 1000 times
- C. 500 times
- D. 3000 times
Explanation: A virus ranges in size from 20-250 nanometers making them about a hundred times smaller than most bacteria.
Correct answer: 10 to 1000 times