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Scenario: A suspected rabies specimen has arrived for testing. The testing personnel notices that the brain is decomposed and as a result, is unable to differentiate the parts of the brain. Below are the findings under the microscope: Negative control: no fluorescence Positive control: 4+ fluorescence with specific staining Specimen: 4+ fluorescence with 80% distribution Question: How are these results interpreted? Intensity [intensity]  Antigen Distribution [antigen] Are they reportable? [reportable]

Which of the following are TRUE about RNA virus replication? 

What is the significance of monitoring antigenic shift for the Influenza virus? 

Why was Zika virus a major public health concern in California when it was introduced into the Western Hemisphere in 2015? 

The specimen of choice for virus isolation from a patient with suspected viral pneumonia is:

Which of the following methods can be used to distinguish enteroviruses from rhinoviruses? 

Which viruses can be identified using hemadsorption as a method of detection? 

Viral transport medium contains which of the following: 

When testing a patient’s serum using a Competitive EIA test, a strong color is observed in the test well.  This probably indicates:

Which virus causes a spongy syncytium CPE in primary monkey kidney (PMK) cells and epidemic parotitis in humans.