Portage Microbiology exaM #6 exaMs
2025/2026 |Questions and answers |100% Pass|
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True or False: Because the genome is contained within an enclosed space, (much like the
nucleus of a cell) viruses are classified as eukaryotic - DETAILED ANSWER -False. Viruses are
neither eukaryotic nor prokaryotic
What disease is best characterized by painful swelling of the parotid? (short answer) - DETAILED
ANSWER -Mumps. A patient infected with mumps (aka epidemic parotitis) has swelling in the
parotid (salivary glands) located in the neck
A patient diagnosed with German measles may additionally experience what disease? Select all
that apply
A. Impetigo
B. Conjuctivitis
C. Rheumatic fever
D. Influenza-like symptoms - DETAILED ANSWER -B and D
You go to visit a friend who has chickenpox. While visiting what are two things you will be sure
to avoid so you don't also become infected? - DETAILED ANSWER -1. You would want to be sure
to keep a distance especially if your friend is coughing or sneezing as chickenpox can be
transmitted through air-borne droplets (sneezing/coughs). 2. You would also have to be
absolutely certain to avoid direct contact with the blisters of an infected individual
, True or False: Someone who had chicken pox as a child is likely to develop shingles while in
college, where the median age of college students is 18-22 years old - DETAILED ANSWER -
False. The most common age for shingles reactivation and shingle diagnosis tends to occur in
people greater than 60 years of age
True or False: Similar to chickenpox, the blisters that appear with Shingles can cover the entire
body - DETAILED ANSWER -False. Unlike chickenpox blisters, which can form anywhere, the
blisters associated with shingles are localized and limited to small areas
A person who has neither previously had chickenpox nor been administered the VZV vaccine is
exposed to someone with an active VZV (shingles) outbreak and becomes infected. Explain why
(or why not) the person will only develop shingles - DETAILED ANSWER -The infected individual
will not develop shingles, but will develop chicken pox. Unvaccinated and unexposed individuals
must first develop chickenpox, as shingles is the reactivation of the dormant VZV virus from the
chickenpox infection
While traveling abroad, should you be worried about coming into contact with either the Variola
major or Variola minor viruses? - DETAILED ANSWER -No. Both viruses are variants of smallpox
and were eradicated in 1977. You would not need to worry about coming into contact with the
virus.
Describe the two basic components of a virus (short answer) - DETAILED ANSWER -A virus has
1. genomic material comprised of either DNA or RNA and 2. a capsid, a membrane-like
protective structure that contains the genetic material, similar to the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell
The _____ surrounds the capsid of some viruses - DETAILED ANSWER -Envelope
The envelope surrounds the _____ of some viruses - DETAILED ANSWER -Capsid
True or False: You would expect to see a viral envelope on a virus infecting a plant cell -
2025/2026 |Questions and answers |100% Pass|
current uPdate
True or False: Because the genome is contained within an enclosed space, (much like the
nucleus of a cell) viruses are classified as eukaryotic - DETAILED ANSWER -False. Viruses are
neither eukaryotic nor prokaryotic
What disease is best characterized by painful swelling of the parotid? (short answer) - DETAILED
ANSWER -Mumps. A patient infected with mumps (aka epidemic parotitis) has swelling in the
parotid (salivary glands) located in the neck
A patient diagnosed with German measles may additionally experience what disease? Select all
that apply
A. Impetigo
B. Conjuctivitis
C. Rheumatic fever
D. Influenza-like symptoms - DETAILED ANSWER -B and D
You go to visit a friend who has chickenpox. While visiting what are two things you will be sure
to avoid so you don't also become infected? - DETAILED ANSWER -1. You would want to be sure
to keep a distance especially if your friend is coughing or sneezing as chickenpox can be
transmitted through air-borne droplets (sneezing/coughs). 2. You would also have to be
absolutely certain to avoid direct contact with the blisters of an infected individual
, True or False: Someone who had chicken pox as a child is likely to develop shingles while in
college, where the median age of college students is 18-22 years old - DETAILED ANSWER -
False. The most common age for shingles reactivation and shingle diagnosis tends to occur in
people greater than 60 years of age
True or False: Similar to chickenpox, the blisters that appear with Shingles can cover the entire
body - DETAILED ANSWER -False. Unlike chickenpox blisters, which can form anywhere, the
blisters associated with shingles are localized and limited to small areas
A person who has neither previously had chickenpox nor been administered the VZV vaccine is
exposed to someone with an active VZV (shingles) outbreak and becomes infected. Explain why
(or why not) the person will only develop shingles - DETAILED ANSWER -The infected individual
will not develop shingles, but will develop chicken pox. Unvaccinated and unexposed individuals
must first develop chickenpox, as shingles is the reactivation of the dormant VZV virus from the
chickenpox infection
While traveling abroad, should you be worried about coming into contact with either the Variola
major or Variola minor viruses? - DETAILED ANSWER -No. Both viruses are variants of smallpox
and were eradicated in 1977. You would not need to worry about coming into contact with the
virus.
Describe the two basic components of a virus (short answer) - DETAILED ANSWER -A virus has
1. genomic material comprised of either DNA or RNA and 2. a capsid, a membrane-like
protective structure that contains the genetic material, similar to the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell
The _____ surrounds the capsid of some viruses - DETAILED ANSWER -Envelope
The envelope surrounds the _____ of some viruses - DETAILED ANSWER -Capsid
True or False: You would expect to see a viral envelope on a virus infecting a plant cell -
