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Microbiology

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Set 11 Viruses

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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A latent viral infection is an infection in which:

A)viral replication is slow
B)viruses remains within host cells without causing a disease
C)a viral infection causes a disease progression gradually over a long period
D)viral replication has stopped but may resume years or decades later upon reactivation

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Question 2

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Viruses have some of the properties of cellular life forms.Which of the following is a characteristic of all organisms except viruses

A)presence of a plasma membrane
B)capable of mutation
C)ability to reproduce inside a living host
D)grow in response to their environment conditions

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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Viruses are referred to as obligate intracellular parasites because:

A)viral DNA inserts itself into host DNA.
B)they reproduce and then exit the cell.
C)they use the host's energy to live.
D)they must use the host's machinery to synthesize components required for assembly into new virus particles.

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