Question 1

Because measles virus can infect B and T lymphocytes, it can lead to strong immunosuppression.

Accepted Answer

Measles virus can infect both B and T lymphocytes, leading to significant immunosuppression. This is because both of these types of cells play crucial roles in the immune response, and their infection can impair the body's ability to fight off other infections.

Question 2

The order of the genes in the genomes of paramyxoviruses and rhabdoviruses is highly conserved.Is there a benefit to the virus for this specific gene order?

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Question 3

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)is a common complication of measles where the virus infects the nervous tissue immediately after causing the typical measles virus symptoms.

Accepted Answer

SSPE is a rare and chronic complication of measles infection that typically occurs years after the initial measles virus infection, not immediately after the typical symptoms.

Question 4

Describe the two models that explain how the monopartite negative-strand RNA viruses produces individual mRNAs.Which of the two models does the experimental evidence support?

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Question 5

Most of the genomes of the paramyxoviruses have been shown to have genomes lengths that are exact multiple of 8 nucleotides.

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Question 6

Describe two major differences between transcription and genome replication in paramyxoviruses.

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Quiz 15: Paramyxo-Viruses and Rhabdoviruses