Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Varsha Jain

Candidate number:

Theme: Retroviral Infections

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Cytomegalovirus	I	Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
B	Epstein Barr Virus	J	Varicella Zoster Virus
C	Herpes Simplex Virus	K
D	HIV	L
E	HTLV-1	M
F	HTLV-2	N
G	Human Herpes Virus-8	O
H	Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus	P

 

 

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 oncovirus is associated with adult T-cell leukaemia?

 

 

2. Which oncovirus is associated with tropical spastic paraparesis?

 

 

3. Karposi’s Sarcoma is associated with which virus?

 

 

4. Which animal retrovirus has seroconverted and has been found in monkey handlers

 

 

5. Which animal retrovirus has been found to also infect human cells and presented as a problem in xenotransplantation?

 

 

ANSWERS

1. E

2. E

3. D

4. I

5. H