Virology MCQs (Quiz 10)

1. The Hemagglutination Inhibition test is primarily used to detect and quantify ________________

2. The term “bacteriophage” literally means ____________

3. The Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test (PRNT) primarily measures _______________________

4. In viruses,  genome polarity refers to ___________________________

5. _____________________ is an immunological assay that utilizes highly specific antigen-antibody binding reactions to detect, identify, and measure target substances such as viral antigens, antibodies, proteins, and hormones in biological samples

6. ___________________________ received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1954 for their discovery of the ability of poliomyelitis (Poliovirus) viruses to grow in cultures of various types of tissue

7. __________________ developed the first successful influenza vaccine for military use during World War II

8. The Hemagglutination Assay is most commonly used for ________________

9. ___________________ developed the first licensed vaccine against hepatitis B

10. Virus _________________ caused the 1918 influenza pandemic