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Quiz about Life is Like a Pox of Chocolates

Life is Like a Pox of Chocolates Quiz

This is a general quiz about poxviruses, also known as pox diseases, which are viruses that can infect both vertebrate and invertebrate animals.

A multiple-choice quiz by workisboring. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
workisboring

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
361,878

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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389

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Question 1 of 10

1. Poxviruses belong to the Group I of DNA viruses. To what family do poxviruses belong? Hint

Poxviridae

Podoviridae

Polydnaviruses

Pandoraviridae

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the major symptom of a poxvirus? Hint

frequent bloody noses

skin spots, bumps or scars

heartburn

hair loss

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Question 3 of 10

3. By which manner can a poxvirus NOT be transmitted? Hint

face-to-face contact

touching virus particles on the pox blisters

animal bite

by playing golf

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many different genera of poxviruses can affect humans? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. The earliest physical evidence of the poxvirus known as smallpox was found in on the mummified body of which Egyptian Pharaoh? Hint

Ramses V

Akhenaton

Tutankhamun

Xerxes

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Question 6 of 10

6. The viral disease known as herpes zoster or shingles is caused by the reactivation of which virus? Hint

smallpox

chickenpox

cowpox

monkeypox

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which poxvirus has been credited for the successful eradication of the poxvirus known as smallpox? Hint

vaccinia virus

molluscum contagiosum virus

myxoma virus

orf virus

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Question 8 of 10

8. Water warts are commonly associated with which poxvirus? Hint

neethling virus

ectromelia virus

molluscum contagiosum virus

quokkapox virus

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Question 9 of 10

9. The poxvirus known as the orf virus primarily infects which two sets of animals? Hint

kangaroos and wildebeasts

donkeys and elks

gorillas and monkeys

sheep and goats

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which poxvirus causes blisters to develop on the mouth area of cattle? Hint

foot-and-mouth disease

mucosal disease.

Milker's nodule

bovine papular stomatitis

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Poxviruses belong to the Group I of DNA viruses. To what family do poxviruses belong?

Answer: Poxviridae

Poxviridae is a family of Group I viruses, also known as double-stranded DNA viruses, which include poxviruses. Group I viruses can be either assigned to the order Caudovirales, Herpesvirales or Ligamenvirales or be in an unassigned family of viruses such as the Poxviridae.

2. What is the major symptom of a poxvirus?

Answer: skin spots, bumps or scars

A poxvirus causes spots, bumps or scars on the skin of the infected host. Other symptoms of a poxvirus include fever, swollen lymph glands, rash, muscle pain, malaise, headache, body aches and vomiting.

3. By which manner can a poxvirus NOT be transmitted?

Answer: by playing golf

Like most viruses, a poxvirus can be transmitted via air or fluid exchange with an infected animal or human. Playing golf won't give you a poxvirus.

4. How many different genera of poxviruses can affect humans?

Answer: 4

Four different genera of poxviruses can infect humans. They include the orthopoxvirus, parapoxvirus, yatapoxvirus and molluscipox.

5. The earliest physical evidence of the poxvirus known as smallpox was found in on the mummified body of which Egyptian Pharaoh?

Answer: Ramses V

The earliest credible case of smallpox, also known as variola major or variola minor, was found on the mummy of the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses V. Ramses V died of the smallpox virus around 1145 B.C.

6. The viral disease known as herpes zoster or shingles is caused by the reactivation of which virus?

Answer: chickenpox

Herpes zoster, known as shingles, is a viral disease which infects adults years after having had the chickenpox virus. After a young adult is infected with the varicella zoster virus, also known as chickenpox, the varicella zoster virus is not eliminated from the body.

The varicella zoster virus is reactivated later in life to cause a different illness known as herpes zoster or shingles.

7. Which poxvirus has been credited for the successful eradication of the poxvirus known as smallpox?

Answer: vaccinia virus

The vaccinia virus has been credited for the eradication of the smallpox virus making smallpox the first disease to be eradicated by science. The vaccinia virus was derived from another poxvirus, the cowpox virus.

8. Water warts are commonly associated with which poxvirus?

Answer: molluscum contagiosum virus

Molluscum contagiosum is a poxvirus that causes an infection of the skin or the mucous membranes. These infections are also called water warts.

9. The poxvirus known as the orf virus primarily infects which two sets of animals?

Answer: sheep and goats

Orf, also known as sheep pox, is a caused by a parapox viral disease which occurs primarily in sheep and goats. The orf virus is a zoonotic virus, which means it can be transmitted between species. Thus orf virus can be contracted by humans from an infected animal.

10. Which poxvirus causes blisters to develop on the mouth area of cattle?

Answer: bovine papular stomatitis

Bovine papular stomatitis virus is a poxvirus that infects the mouth region of cattle. Symptoms of this virus usually are lesions or blisters on the lips, muzzle and in the mouth of cattle.

Source: Author workisboring

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