Viral Infections
1. What are some human
diseases caused by virus and
what are the irrespective
modes of transmission?
2. What is the virus that
causes flu? Why doesn't the
body produce permanent
immunity against that virus?
How does the vaccine against
flu work?
3. Why is rubella during
gestation a threat to the
fetus?
4. What are the main available
vaccines against
poliomyelitis?
5. Is rabies caused by virus or
by bacteria? How is it
transmitted? Which organs
and tissues are affected by the
disease? How is it prevented
and treated?
7. What are the three main
types of viral hepatitis?
8. What are the modes of
transmission, main signs and
symptoms and treatments of
hepatitis A?
9. What are the modes of
transmission, main signs and
symptoms and treatments of
hepatitis B?
10. What are the modes of
transmission, main signs and
symptoms and treatments of
hepatitis C?
11. Are there non viral
hepatitides?
12. What are the main human
viral diseases transmitted by
mosquitoes?
13. What is dengue?
14. What is yellow fever?
15. Why is it difficult to
produce efficient vaccines
against a viral infection like
dengue and AIDS?
16. Is a viral infection treated
with the same kind of drug
that treats bacterial
infections?
6. What is the difference
betweens mallpox (variola)
and measles?