Viruses

16. The Hepatitis A virus primarily affects which organ of the human body?

a) Liver

b) Lungs

c) Kidneys

d) Brain

17. The term “zoonotic” refers to viruses that:

a) Affect plants

b) Affect animals

c) Cause epidemics

d) Can be transmitted from animals to humans

18. Which of the following viruses is associated with causing Ebola virus disease?

a) Dengue virus

b) Influenza virus

c) Filovirus

d) Human papillomavirus (HPV)

19. The process by which a virus takes over the cellular machinery of its host cell is called:

a) Replication

b) Transcription

c) Translation

d) Hijacking

20. The presence of which viral surface protein allows the influenza virus to infect host cells?

a) Hemagglutinin

b) Neuraminidase

c) Capsid

d) Nucleic acid