Appendix: Pathogen Parade Flashcards
Does adenovirus have an envelope?
no
What shape is adenovirus?
icosahedral
How do adenoviruses replicate?
- attachment
- endocytosis
- uncoating
- viral DNA is transcribed within the nucleus
- Particles assembled in the nucleus and released from the damaged cell
Transmission of adenovirus
resp. droplets, faces, sometimes eye to eye via contaminated hands, towels, or eye drops
What diseases does adenovirus cause?
pharyngoconjunctival fever, epidemics of acute resp. disease, intestinal illness, hepatitis, haemorrhagiccystitis
Pathogenesis of adenovirus
They infect the epithelium of the resp. tract and eyes, and intestine. Spread to involve lymphoid tissues
Where can adenovirus spread?
Adenoids and tonsils
What immune defense does adenovirus block the action of?
Interferon and Tc cells
Laboratory identification of adenovirus
Virus isolation by immunofluorescence and electron microscopy and antibody detection in serum
Treatment and prevention of adenovirus
Ribavirin and cidofovir and live oral vaccine for the military
What are the 3 main staplococus?
Staph aureus, Staph epidermidis, Staph saprophyticus
What is gram-positive coccus and cells are in clusters?
Staph aureus
What is the laboratory identification of staph aureus?
white or golden colonies on blood agar
What diseases are associated with staph aureus?
Boils, skin sepsis, post-op wound infections, scalded skin, catheter-associated infection, food-borne infection, endocarditis, TSS, osteomyelitis, pneumonia
Transmission of staph aureus?
Human skin, especially nose and perineum. Spread is by contact and airborne routes