APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

GENITO URINARY AND ADRENAL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Some viruses, such as Human Herpes Virus 1, infect a cell without causing symptoms; these are called:
A
Lytic viruses
B
Latent viruses
C
Phages
D
Slow viruses
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Some viruses, such as human herpesvirus 1, infect a cell without causing symptoms; these are called: A. Latent viruses.

Detailed explanation-2: -They are known as the human herpesviruses and are herpes simplex virus type 1, herpes simplex virus type 2, varicella-zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesvirus 6, human herpesvirus 7 and, most recently, Kaposi’s Sarcoma herpesvirus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Herpes simplex virus (HSV) establishes a latent infection in the human peripheral nervous system and can cause recurrent disease by reactivation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Like all herpesviruses, herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) is able to produce lytic or latent infections depending on the host cell type. Lytic infections occur in a broad range of cells while latency is highly specific for neurons.

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