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Microbiology

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Set 11 Picornaviruses

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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The 5' end of the poliovirus genomic RNA contains all of the following EXCEPT…

A) A 5' cap
B) An unusually long noncoding region
C) A pyrimidine-rich tract
D) A high degree of RNA secondary structure
E) Multiple AUG start codons

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by a member of the picornavirus family?

A) Common cold
B) Polio
C) Hepatitis A
D) Influenza
E) Foot-and-mouth disease

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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The ability of picornaviruses to cause pathogenesis in specific tissues can be localized to which of the following regions of the viral genomic RNA?

A) The RNA-dependent RNA polymerase coding region.
B) The 3' noncoding region.
C) The non-structural protein coding region.
D) The capsid protein coding region.
E) The 5' noncoding sequence.

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