Micro Chapter 8 Certification Style Quiz

Researchers have concluded that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) mutated from a virus found in which of the following?

apes

Sudden acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) are caused by which type of virus?

coronavirus

The creation of which research tools or methods was responsible for the definitive identification and subsequent study of viruses?

electron microscope

Poliovirus, coxsackievirus, and echovirus are transmitted through which route of entry?

fecal-oral

Painful blisters in the genital and anal regions are caused by which type of virus?

herpes simplex 2

For which is an anti-viral vaccine recommended for female and male pre-teens prior to the first sexual encounter to reduce potential for future cervical cancer?

human papilloma virus

Which organ or body system is mainly affected by hepatitis viruses?

liver

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy is a type of neurological disease caused by which of the following?

prions

The childhood diseases measles and mumps are part of which classification of viruses?

respiratory

Which of the following causes a severe gastrointestinal infection which causes diarrhea and dehydration primarily in young children and has a complex DNA structure in the shape of a wheel?

rotavirus

The painful outbreak called shingles which typically affects older adults is caused by:

varicella zoster virus

Which of the following are thought to be ancestors to modern viruses similar to the theory that archaea are ancestors of modern prokaryotes?

viroids

Which of the following forms of prion diseases affects humans?

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Which is/are the only cellular component/s that would also be found in viruses?

DNA/RNA

Which type of hepatitis vaccination is required for surgical technologists and other healthcare workers due to potential sharps injuries?

HBV

Which is a 20-sided shape of some viruses?

Icosahedral

Which prion disease was epidemic in New Guinea where ritual consumption of tissues of deceased family members was practiced until it was outlawed?

Kuru