Virology — Flashcards

_____ gene of Hep. B codes for surface antigen.

The _____ gene of HIV encodes the enzymes reverse transcriptase, aspartate protease, and integrase

What is the most common cause of Condyloma acuminata?_____

_____ contains the NSP4 enterotoxin, causing watery diarrhea

HIV reverse transcriptase is a _____-dependent DNA polymerase that synthesizes dsDNA from ssRNA

Plaque inhibition test which is used for _____ of bacteriophages is an example of a neutralisation test.

Smallpox is also known as _____ and is part of the poxvirus family

In _____ HIV infection, HIV gains entry into Helper T-cells via binding to CD4 plus the coreceptor CXCR4

Hint: early or late

Arboviruses that are also togaviruses include _____, western, and venezuelan equine encephalitis

HIV is a retrovirus, which is a _____-ploid single-stranded (+) RNA virus