1.1.3 Respiratory Viruses

Question 1

What are the general characteristics of orthomyxoviruses?

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Question 2

Describe the process of orthomyxovirus entry into a cell.

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Question 3

Describe the process of orthomyxovirus replication in a cell.

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Question 4

Describe the transmission of influenza virus.

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Question 5

Describe the pathogenesis of influenza viruses (orthomyxovirus).

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Question 6

What is the timeline of influenza virus?

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Question 7

Draw a flow chart of the pathogenesis of the influenza virus.

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Question 8

What is the role of innate immunity in defense against the orthomyxoviruses?

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Question 9

What are the clinical symptoms of influenza A?

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Respiratory symptoms include - dry non-productive cough, pharyngeal pain, and nasal congestion

Question 10

What is antigenic drift vs antigenic shift?

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Question 11

What is genetic reassortment in influenza A?

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Question 12

What are the complications associated with influenza virus?

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Question 13

What are the characteristics of influenza virus vaccines?

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Question 14

What are paramyxoviruses?

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Question 15

What is the general structure of paramyxoviruses?

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Question 16

What is the process of replication of paramyxoviruses?

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Question 17

Paramyxoviruses tend to form?

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Syncytia

Question 18

What type of immune response is essential against the measels virus?

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Question 19

What is the pathogenesis of the measels virus?

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Question 20

What is the time course associated with the measels virus?

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Question 21

How will a patient with measels present in clinic?

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Question 22

What types of complications can occur from the measels virus?

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Respiratory

Neurological

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis

Question 23

What are the stages of SSPE?

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Question 24

Describe immunity to influenza virus infections.

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Question 25

What is used to make a measels diagnosis?

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Question 26

What are the characteristics of the mumps virus?

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Question 27

What is the mechanism of spread of the mumps virus?

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Question 28

What is the time course of a mumps infection?

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Question 29

What are the characteristics of respiratory syncytial virus?

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Question 30

What are the symptoms of RSV?

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Question 31

What patients are at risk for RSV infection?

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Question 32

What is the treatment and prevention for RSV?

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Question 33

What is hMPV?

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Question 34

What are the characteristics of hMPV?

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Question 35

What is the treatment and prevention of hMPV?

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Question 36

What are the characteristics of parainfluenza?

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Question 37

What are the characteristics of rubella?

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Question 38

What are the characteristics of rubella?

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Question 39

Describe the pathogenesis of rubella?

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Question 40

Gimme some more on the pathogenesis of rubella?

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Question 41

What is the time course of rubella?

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Question 42

What is congenital rubella syndrome?

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Question 43

What is the prevention of rubella?

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Question 44

Describe the MMR vaccine?

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Question 45

Describe the replication of the common cold viruses?

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Question 46

What are the characteristics of the rhinoviruses?

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Question 47

What are the characteristics of coronavirus?

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Question 48

Describe the immunity to the common cold viruses?

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Question 49

Describe the relationship between coronavirus and SARS?

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