Viral Infections and Immune Response Quiz

SARS-CoV-2 is the virus responsible for COVID-19.

Increased appetite is not typically associated with viral infections.

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox.

Muscle contraction is not a route of viral transmission.

Ebola virus is responsible for causing Ebola virus disease.

Humoral immunity involves antibodies produced by B cells.

HIV primarily targets T cells in the immune system.

Helper T cells primarily activate other immune cells in the immune response.

Human papillomavirus is associated with the development of cervical cancer.

Dendritic cells are responsible for presenting antigens to T cells in the immune response.

Integration is the process where a virus integrates its genetic material into the host's DNA.

Release is the term for the process where a virus exits a host cell, often causing cell lysis.

Antigenic shift is the mechanism by which viruses acquire new genetic material from different strains.

Latency is the phenomenon where a virus becomes inactive within a host cell, only to later reactivate and cause disease.

Antigenic variation is the term for the ability of a virus to change its surface proteins, making it difficult for the immune system to recognize and target it.