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Microbiology

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Set 16 Filovirouses

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Budding of Ebola virus particles occurs at sites on the plasma membrane where which of the following is present?

A) Insertion of viral glycoproteins in the cell membrane.
B) Binding of the matrix protein with the cytoplasmic face of the cell membrane.
C) High concentrations of the host cell receptor.
D) Lower concentrations of phospholipids.
E) Where both glycoproteins and matrix protein are located.

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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Inclusion bodies inside the cytoplasm of cells infected with Ebola virus are sites for which of the following processes?

A) Formation of viral envelopes.
B) Transcription of viral mRNAs.
C) Formation of viral nucleocapsids.
D) RNA editing of viral mRNAs.
E) Translation of viral proteins.

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following animals appears to be the reservoir for filovirus infections?

A) monkeys and primates
B) bats
C) racoons
D) domestic livestock
E) insects

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