Which of the following is not a mechanism of an antiviral drug?ANSWERBlocking uncoatingBlocking viral penetrationBlocking viral attachmentBlocking viral ribosomes

Antivirals do not target __________.ANSWERviral assemblyviral attachmentviral ribosomesviral replication

Which of the following viral release methods will not initially destroy the cell?

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism proposed for the broad spectrum antiviral effect of Ribavarin?Group of answer choicesReduction in GTP levels within the cell.Inhibition of virus release from the endosome.Inhibition of mRNA 5’ capping.Increased frequency of mutation by viral polymerase.None of the above.

What are TWO main roles of viral structural proteins?    Group of answer choicesTo assemble a stable protein shellTo direct the uncoating of host nucleic acidTo facilitate the formation of viral membranesTo initiate viral replication

The process of HIV uncoating specifically refers to Blank______.Multiple choice question.merging of the HIV envelope with the plasma membranerelease of HIV RNA and viral proteins into a host cellproduction of viral DNA from viral RNAinsertion of viral DNA into the host cell genome