Your Name: Alexander Harris

Theme: Antivirals

OPTION LIST

A	HIV	I	AIDS
B	Aciclovir diphosphate	J	Influenza
C	Cytomegalovirus	K	Zidovudine
D	Famciclovir	L	Interferon
E	Aciclovir triphosphate	M	Aciclovir monophosphate
F	Herpes simplex virus	N	Thymidine
G	Varicella-zoster virus	O	Foscarnet
H	Epstein-Barr virus	P	Guanosine

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

1. Which option is the product of the action of viral tyrosine kinase on aciclovir?

2. Which option inhibits the action of viral DNA polymerase?

3. The synthetic nucleoside analogue ganciclovir is the drug of choice against which infective virus?

4. Ribavirin, a synthetic nucleoside that acts as an RNA polymerase inhibitor, is similar in structure to which of the options given above?

5. Valaciclovir, a prodrug of aciclovir, is used to treat patients with which viral disease in the list, above?

ANSWERS

1. M

2. E

3. C

4. P

5. G