| Question 1: Electron microscopy, enzyme-immunoassay (________), immunofluorescence, and polymerase chain reaction have all been used. | |||
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| Question 2: The main symptoms are ________, followed by nausea, vomiting, fever, malaise and abdominal pain. | |||
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| Question 3: But the seasonal distribution in tropical climates can be explained by the impact of the rain particularly on breakdown of ________ in developing countries. | |||
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| Question 4: Astroviruses have a genome composed of a single strand of positive sense ________. | |||
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| Question 5: Within each genus, there are ________ of astroviruses, each of which is named after the host in which they replicate. | |||
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| Question 6: There is no ________ or anti-viral treatment against the Astrovirus infection but personal hygiene can reduce the incidence of the illness. | |||
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| Question 7: Members of a relatively new virus family, the astroviridae, astroviruses are now recognised as a cause of ________ in children and adults. | |||
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| Question 8: The single strand of RNA has a ________ tail at the 3' end, but no 5' cap. | |||
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| Question 9: Astrovirus infection is not usually a severe situation and only in some rare cases leads to ________. | |||
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| Question 10: Astrovirus is a type of virus that was first discovered in 1975 using electron microscopes following an outbreak of ________ in humans. | |||
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