Togaviruses - Molecular Virology | Biology+

Course

Microbiology

Study Pack

Set 1: Introduction to Virology

Set 2: Virus Structure and Assembly

Set 3: Virus Classification: The World of Viruses

Set 4: Virus Entry

Set 5: Single-Stranded RNA Bacteriophages

Set 6: Microviruses

Set 7: Bacteriophage

Set 8: Bacteriophage Lambda

Set 9: Viruses of Archaea

Set 10: Cucumber Mosaic Virus

Set 11: Picornaviruses

Set 12: Flaviviruses

Set 13: Togaviruses

Set 14: Coronaviruses

Set 15: Paramyxo-Viruses and Rhabdoviruses

Set 16: Filovirouses

Set 17: Bunyaviruses

Set 18: Influenza Viruses

Set 19: Reoviruses

Set 20: Parvoviruses

Set 21: Polyomaviruses

Set 22: Papillomaviruses

Set 23: Adenoviruses

Set 24: Herpesviruses

Set 25: Baculoviruses

Set 26: Poxviruses

Set 27: Viruses of Algae and Mimivirus

Set 28: Retroviruses

Set 29: Human Immunodeficiency

Set 30: Hepadnaviruses

Set 31: Viroids and Hepatitis Delta Virus

Set 33: Intrinsic Cellular Defenses Against Virus Infection

Set 34: Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Virus Infection

Set 35: Antiviral Vaccines

Set 36: Antiviral Chemotherapy

Set 37: Eukaryotic Virus Vectors

Set 13 Togaviruses

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Set 13 Togaviruses

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which of the following members of the Togavirus family caused an epidemic in the Indian Ocean region in 2005?

A) Ross River virus
B) Sindbis virus
C) Venezuelan encephalitis virus
D) Chikungunya virus
E) Rubella virus

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which of the following describes the mechanism used by togaviruses to switch from synthesizing negative-strand genomes to making positive-strange genomes?

A) Phosophorylation of the polymerase protein.
B) Dephosphorylation of the polymerase protein.
C) Glycosylation of the polymerase protein.
D) Methylation of the polymerase protein.
E) Proteolytic cleavage of the polymerase protein.

Answer

(True False)

Free

Infection of vertebrate cells with a togavirus does not cause cytopathic effects but leads to a persistent infection instead.

Answer