Statistics for Antivirals

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Guanosine analog that targets HSV-1, HSV-2, and varicella-zoster virus	Acyclovir	100%
What drug is used to treat resistant Herpes strains and CMV retinitis in HIV/AIDS patients?	Foscarnet	100%
Guanosine analog that targets cytomegalovirus (CMV; HHV-5) and acyclovir-resistant HSV	Ganciclovir	100%
What is the treatment for RSV?	Ribavirin	100%
What is the prodrug of Acyclovir?	Valacyclovir	100%
What type of inhibitor is Guanine Nucleotide Synthesis Inhibitor?	Competitive inhibitor	50%
Triphosphate form of Guanosine Analogs competes with ____ for incorporation into DNA	dGTP	50%
What type of inhibitor is Foscarnet?	Noncompetitive Inhibitor	50%
What are guanosine analogs activated by in HSV?	Thymidine Kinase	50%
What type of rash occurs in the reactivation of Varicella-Zoster virus?	Dermatomal Vesicular	0%
What type of antiviral class is Foscarnet?	DNA Polymerase Inhibitor	0%
What class of antiviral is Ribavirin?	Guanine Nucleotide Synthesis Inhibitor	0%
What enzyme releases budding viruses from an infected cell's outer membrane?	Neuraminidase	0%
What class of antiviral is used to treat Influenza?	Neuraminidase Inhibitors	0%

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