QUESTIONS

1. What type of microscope is employed for the examination of viruses and why?
2. List 4 characteristics common to all viruses.
3. What is a virion?
4. Name the 2 main parts of a virus which comprise the nucleocapsid.
5. What is the name of the individual protein structure units which comprise the capsid?
6. List 4 shapes of nucleocapsid.
7. List 4 naked virus families.
8. List 4 enveloped virus families.
9. State the method by which viruses reproduce.
10. Briefly describe the method by which viruses reproduce.
11. Why are viral infections difficult to control?
12. What supportive nursing techniques might you employ in the case of a patient suffering a viral infection?
13. How might the spread of viral infection be prevented?
14. What is a prion?
15. Give an example of a rare prion disease seen in cats.