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Human Herpesviruses
characteristics (3)
Double-stranded DNA genome
enveloped
Genome = 125,000 - 236,000 base pairs
Herpesviridae family members share four significant biological properties: (4)
- Encode a large array of enzymes involved in
- Synthesis of viral DNAs and capsid assembly occur in the nucleus, while
final processing of virions occurs in the cytoplasm - Production of virus results in destruction of the infected cell
- Able to exist in a latent state in their natural hosts while retaining the
capacity to replicate and cause disease upon reactivation
- Encode a large array of enzymes involved in (3)
a. nucleic acid metabolism (thymidine kinase,)
b. DNA synthesis (DNA polymerase)
c. protein processing (protein kinases)
Alpha
herpesviruses (3)
HSV1
HSV2
VZV
Beta
herpesviruses (3)
cytomegalovirus
HHV6
HHV7
Gamma
herpesviruses (2)
EBV
HHV8
HSV1
fever blisters
HSV2
sexually transmitted genital lesions
VZV (HHV3)
chicken pox and shingles
HHV5, 6, 7
roseola
EBV (HHV4)
infectious mononucleosis
virus: HSV1
means of transmission
portal of entry
direct contact
mucous membranes, skin
virus: HSV2
means of transmission
portal of entry
direct contact
mucous membranes, skin
virus: VZV
means of transmission
portal of entry
inhalation, direct contact
respiratory tract, mucous membranes
virus: CMV
means of transmission
portal of entry
saliva, blood
bloodstream, mucous membranes
virus: EBV
means of transmission
portal of entry
saliva, blood
mucous membranes, bloodstream
Herpes viruses are fragile (enveloped) susceptible to (3)
heat, detergent, drying
Generally require direct —
— more susceptible than skin
inoculation
mucous membranes
CMV and EBV can be transmitted through
infected leukocytes
VZV is mostly transmitted by —
aerosols
Herpesvirus
Lytic cycle
Cascade of gene expression (3)
Attach to and infect adjacent cells upon release Budding directly onto and into adjacent cells Therefore get a local spread of virus (predominantly) Syncytia can form
Virus replicates and assembles in the cell nucleus
Get changes in nuclear structure -
chromatin shifted to margins of nucleus
Cowdry type A acidophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies
Stained cells infected with a herpes virus show — formation (multinucleated
cells) (= Tzanck cells from Tzanck smear (scraping from the base of the lesion) and
- – (darkly staining nuclear region)
syncytia
intranuclear inclusion bodies
Host defenses promote recovery from primary disease
— antibodies play minor role in recovery from primary disease and on recurrent disease
But anti-herpesvirus antibodies can help prevent
Anti-herpesvirus
primary disease: VZV vaccine is effective
Host response to alpha-herpesvirus infections (HSV-1, HSV-2, and VZV)
Cell-mediated immune mechanisms play the major role in recovery
MHC class I and II proteins displaying viral antigens on surface of infected cell
activate T lymphocytes (2)
directly kill the infected cell or
secrete cytokines and chemokines to attract macrophages, etc
Cell-mediated immune response varies with — (2)
age
neonates: problems with HSVs;
elderly: problems with VZV
Immune evasion by herpesviruses
HSV-1, HSV-2, and VZV envelope glycoproteins bind Fc domain of antibodies and
complement components, blocking their ability to promote an antiviral response
HSV proteins reduce
type I interferon production and its downstream signaling
pathway
HSV proteins can prevent
MHC class I and II proteins from being expressed on the surface of infected cells
Latency results in
no expression of viral proteins and therefore no peptides for
MHC proteins to display
- Acute disease (4)
facial or genital herpes, stomatitis, or keratitis
localizied
1. Acute disease Exposure of (4)
skin, mucosa, or cornea to secretions
containing virus
- Acute disease
Replication of virus in epithelial cells, causing
(3)
vescular mucocutaneous lesions, stomatitis, or
keratitis
1. Acute disease Spread to (2)
peripheral sensory or autonomic nerve
endings and ganglia
- Acute disease
HSV-1 acquired —
— of adults are Ab+
very early in life (e.g. kissing)
2/3
- Acute disease
HSV-2 mostly transmitted by —
— of adults are Ab+
genital contact
uncommon before adolescence
1/5
- Acute disease
Most HSV-1 and HSV-2 infections are —
~— of infections have recognizable symptoms
asymptomatic
1/3