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Viral Gastroenteritis (3)
– Inflammation of stomach or intestines
– important disease of infants and children
– leading cause of childhood death in developing
countries
etiologic agent: Rotavirus, Group A
genome:
medical significance:
segmented dsRNA
major cause of diarrhea in children 6-24 months
etiologic agent: rotavirus, Groups B & C
genome:
segmented dsRNA
etiologic agent: norovirus
genome:
medical significance:
(+) ssRNA
major cause of diarrhea outbreaks in children and adults
etiologic agent: sapovirus
genome:
(+) ssRNA
etiologic agent: enteric adenovirus
genome:
linear dsDNA
etiologic agent: astrovirus
genome:
(+) ssRNA
etiologic agent: aichi virus
genome:
(+) ssRNA
~–% of diarrhea cases still have unknown etiology
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1st virus identified from stool samples by electron microscopic examination (1972)
Norwalk
Rotaviruses are members of the — family
Reovirus
Respiratory Enteric Orphan viruses
Rotaviruses (4)
Nonenveloped
Inner and outer capsids
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Genome = 11 segments of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)
— of infected cells
Lysis
Rotaviruses characteristics (3)
potentially fatal dehydration
fecal-oral transmission
watery-diarrhea
Rotaviruses
fecal-oral transmission
acid stability conferred by double capsid structure
up to 1012 virus particles per ml stool
as few as 10 virus particles can cause infection
Rotaviruses
watery-diarrhea
virus produces an enterotoxin
binds integrins; signaling results secretion of chloride and water
infected gut epithelial cells destroyed & replaced by immature epithelial
cells (reduced uptake of ions, water; less absorption of foods molecules
(carbs))
Rotaviruses
detection
Group A most common type in United States
Rotaviruses
tx
Rotavirus vaccine for infants (>75% effective)
Noroviruses characteristics (3)
positive strand RNA genome
~7,500 bases in length
Naked capsid virions
Noroviruses
replication
Replication similar to picornaviruses (poliovirus) except 2nd phase of translation involves subgenomic RNAs (like coronaviruses). - Has a 5VPg protein on RNA (like picornaviruses)
Adenovirus characteristics (3)
linear double-stranded DNA genome
nonenveloped
icosahedral capsid
adenovirus
•viral nucleoprotein complex
enter
cell nucleus