nbme 17 question??? - chikoo

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3 a 35 year old man comes to the physician because of a 4 day history of a high grade fever, severe muscle aches, malaise, loss of appetite and a nonproductive cough. his wife and his two children had a similar illness. 39C, no other abdn. a complete blood count and a chest x ray show normal findings. the causal virus replicates its genome within cell nucleus. which of the following is the most causal org?
a influenza virus
b poliovirus
c rabies
d reovirus
e rsv
f vaccinia

y is ans REOVIRUS AND not INFLUNZA VIRUS..I THOUGHT INFLUENZA virus replicates in nucleus..

[ArchivalUser]

a all rna replicate in cytoplasm except influenza and retroviruses

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exctaly than y is the it reovirus the right ans??

[ArchivalUser]

reoviruses replicates in cytoplasm also reovirus causes diarrhea or colorado tick fever nothing to do with this patient's symptoms

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remember reovirus is no the same as retrovirus

[ArchivalUser]

rey17.. i knw reovirus replicates in cytoplasm than y is the ans reovirus???

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i dont knw but that;s the ans i found on other forums..doesnt explain y ..i marked influenza n i got it wrong

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I think the point is the normal leukocyte count, I might be wrong, but I got this incorrect too and I think reoviruses do not increase lymphocyte count, where influenza viruses do. I just remember it from a question from one of the banks. If you guys come across the answer let me know.

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Chikoo did you pay for extended? I marked influenza and it was not among my wrongs,that means influenza is correct

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chickoo is a cheeky b**tard, giving wrong answers