Question

Koilocytes are characteristic of

cells infected with human papillomavirus
cells infected with herpes simplex virus 2
cells infected with all forms of herpesviruses
cervical cancer cells

Answer 1

Cells infected with human papillomavirus.

Step-by-step explanation:

Koilocyte is a type of squamous epithelial cell that has a number of structural changes, which leads the cell infected by human papillomavirus. Koilocyte have many cellular changes like:

• A clear area present around the nucleus, called perinuclear halo.
• Nuclear enlargement.
• Irregularity of the nuclear membrane.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually (active) transmitted infection. Sometimes it can be transmitted during birth (from mother to the child).