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The genome of a virus may contain either ______ or _______
RNA/DNA
Though few in number, some drugs, such as ________, can be used to treat some viral infections
Amantodine and acyclovir
Attentuated viruses are those that ______
Multiply in cellls but at a low rate
Viroids and prions differ in that viroids are believed to contain only ______ while prions are believed to contain only ______
Nucleic acid/protein
Retroviruses are so-named because their reverse transcriptase ____
Reverses the flow of genetic information by stimulating information to proceed from RNA to DNA
River's postulates can be used to
Relate a particular virus to a particular disease
Cancer cells interfere with cell functions in all the following ways except
They stimulate the immune system to produce destructive intergerons
The protein coat of a virus particle is called a _____
Capsid
An example of a large complex virus is _____
smallpox
When a viral nucleic acid becomes part of the host cell chromosome it is called _____
Lysogeny
Which of the following viruses is a retrovirus with reverse transcriptase?
HIV
An example of a virus causing cytopathic effects is _____
A and C are correct
-Paraxyxoviruses causing syncytia
-Rabies causing Negri bodies
Viruses can be grown on ____
Tissue culture
Which of the following are oncogenic viruses
HPV
Which of the following causes new emerging infectious diseases/
A and C are correct
-Mutation
-Cross host ranges
______ are infectious RNA particles
Viroids
Which of the following are the cause of 'mad cow disease'?
Prions
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Ch 14 Online quiz
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test 3
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2010-11-06T21:41:43Z
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