You have been a carrier of HSV-2 for many years, with sporadic outbreaks perhaps once a year. You are pregnant and about to deliver your baby. What does your doctor suggest, now that you currently have an outbreak of herpes lesions?
A. Give you a high dose of antibiotics
B. Delivery by cesarean section
C. Put the baby on a high dose of antivirals
D. Have an abortion
Answer: B
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In the annual rings of woody trees, how does the cell size within the xylem of the spring and summer wood compare to the fall and winter wood?
A. It is more dense. B. It has smaller vessels. C. The cell walls are thicker. D. It is younger. E. The cells are larger.
Hepatitis A and C contain an RNA genome, whereas hepatitis B contains a DNA genome. What is the most plausible conclusion you could draw about these strains of hepatitis?
A. They do not all share a common ancestor. B. They all have the same rate of occurrence. C. They all have the same symptoms. D. They do not all affect the liver. E. They all have the same mode of transmission.
Which of the following statements regarding viral diseases is false?
A) RNA viruses tend to have an unusually high rate of mutation because their RNA genomes cannot be corrected by proofreading. B) New viral diseases often emerge when a virus infects a new host species. C) Very few new human diseases have originated in other animals because the genetic differences are too great. D) AIDS was around for decades before becoming a widespread epidemic.
A physician specializes in surgery involving the following group of organs: mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines. Overall, this physician is specialized at which level of organization?
(a). cell (b). tissue (c). organ (d). organ system (e). organism