Chapter 21: Q. 17 (page 532)
Which of the following is Not used to treat active viral disease?
a. Vaccines
b. Antiviral drugs
c. Antibiotics
d. Phage therapy
Short Answer
Antibiotics and Phage therapy are Not used to treat active viral disease .
Chapter 21: Q. 17 (page 532)
Which of the following is Not used to treat active viral disease?
a. Vaccines
b. Antiviral drugs
c. Antibiotics
d. Phage therapy
Antibiotics and Phage therapy are Not used to treat active viral disease .
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Get started for freeThe viral ________ play(s) a role in attaching a virion to the host cell.
a. core
b. capsid
c. envelope
d. both b and c
Which statement is true of viral replication?
a. In the process of apoptosis, the cell survives.
b. During attachment, the virus attaches at specific sites on the cell surface.
c. The viral capsid helps the host cell produce more copies of the viral genome.
d. mRNA works outside of the host cell to produce enzymes and proteins.
An apple grower notices that several of his apple trees with fungi growing on their trunks have developed necrotic ring spots, while other trees in the orchard that lack fungi appear healthy. What is the most likely conclusion the farmer can make about the virus infecting his apple trees?
a. The apple trees were infected by horizontal transmission.
b. The fungi carry disease.
c. The fungi attract disease-carrying insects.
d. The apple trees were infected by vertical transmission.
Why is immunization after being bitten by a rabid animal so effective and why aren’t people vaccinated for rabies like dogs and cats are?
Viruses_______.
a. all have a round shape
b. cannot have a long shape
c. do not maintain any shape
d. vary in shape
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