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Which of the following statements about Chikunguyna virus is not true? 

Tamiflu was designed based on understanding how influenza virus replicates inside target cells. Which step of the viral replication cycle does this antiviral drug inhibit?

You have discovered what you think is a new herpesvirus. You have a tube of serum containing the potential virus. When you have looked at it using electron microscopy, you see what you think are herpesvirus particles, at a concentration of about 2.4 x 109 particles/ml. But this does not always equate with titer. What assay would you typically use to figure out the titer of your virus in your serum sample?

When you are done with that assay (if you used the correct one!), you find that the titer of the stock is 1.2 x 107 PFU/ml. What are two possible reasons why this number does not match your electron microscopy number? 

In what major way does the replication of a – strand RNA virus differ from that of a + strand RNA virus, and what key enzyme is required?

Which of the following does not represent a barrier to infection of the lung?

Which of these is not a virus group within the Baltimore classification scheme?

Why do influenza viruses require packaging of their RNA-dependent RNA polymerase? 

Which of the following is not a strategy used by caliciviruses to regulate the amounts of its proteins synthesized during infection of a target cell?

Reassortment pertains to only which kind of viruses ?