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B&B RNA Viruses Flashcards

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All (-) RNA viruses have

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helical capsid

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Which (+) RNA virus does not have an icosahedral capsid?

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Corona (helical)

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All helical RNA viruses are

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enveloped

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RNA viruses that are icosahedral can be

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enveloped or naked

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5
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Which RNA virus is not ss?

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Reovirus (ds)

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Which RNA viruses do not replicate in cytoplasm?

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Influenza and Retroviruses

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Which RNA viruses are not linear?

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BAD: Bunya, Arena and Delta (HDV)

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Which RNA viruses have a segmented genome?

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BOAR: Bunya, Orthomyxo, Arena, Reo

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Caliciviruses

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Non-enveloped, (+) ssRNA, linear, icosahedral

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Norovirus (Norwalk Virus)

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Viral gastroenteritis
2-3 days
Not inflammatory: no blood, mucus or fecal leukocytes

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Hepeviruses

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Non-enveloped, (+) ssRNA, linear, icosahedral

Hep E

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Reoviruses

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REO: Respiratory Enteric Orphan viruses
Non-enveloped, dsRNA, icosahedral
11 segments, linear
Contain RNA-dependent RNA polymerase

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Coltivirus

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Reovirus
Colorado Tick Fever
Fever, chills, myalgias, HA
Self-limited

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Rotavirus

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Reovirus
Gastroenteritis in kids
No blood, mucus, few/no fecal leukocytes
Live, attenuated vaccine given prior 6mo

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Picornaviruses

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PERCH:
Poliovirus
Echovirus
Rhinovirus
Coxsackie Virus
Hep A
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Picornaviruses

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Non-enveloped, (+) ssRNA, linear, icosahedral

Synthesize large polyprotein that is cleaved to viral proteins

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17
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Which Picornavirus is not an enterovirus (fecal-oral transmission)?

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Rhinovirus (Common Cold)

  • Cannot survive in stomach (acid-labile)
  • Transmitted directly via respiratory droplets
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Inactivated Polio Vaccine

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Salk

Injected so generates systemic antibody response (mostly IgG)

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Live Polio Vaccine

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Sabin

Local IgA antibody response

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20
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Echovirus

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Picornavirus

Aseptic (viral) meningitis

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21
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90% of viral meningitis is caused by

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Coxackie and Echoviruses

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22
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Hep A

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Picornavirus

Non-enveloped

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23
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Which Coxsackie causes aseptic meningitis?

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Both A & B

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Hand, foot and mouth syndrome

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Coxsackie A
Kids
Sore throat, oral vesicles
Rash: small lesions on hands, feet, buttocks

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Herpangina

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Coxsackie A
Kids
High fever, seizures
Mouth blisters
No rash
Summer
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26
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Myocarditis, Pericarditis

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Coxsackie B

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27
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Naked RNA Viruses

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Calici (Norwalk)
Hepe (HEV)
Reo (Rota, Colti)
Picorna (PERCH)

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28
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Coronavirus

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Enveloped, linear

only (+)ssRNA with helical capsid

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29
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Corona virus is a cause of

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common cold

most common is rhinovirus

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30
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Which virus causes SARS?

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Corona virus
SARS: Up to one week prodome
Fever, malaise, HA, Myalgias
Cough, dyspnea
Sometimes progressing to respiratory failure
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Retroviruses

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Enveloped, ssRNA, linear
Reverse Transcriptase
DNA replicates in nucleus

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32
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How is Human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) similar to HIV?

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2 identical strands of (+) RNA
Enters CD4 T cells
Reverse transcribed to DNA
DNA product integrated into host cell genome

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33
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How is HTLV different from HIV?

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T-cells proliferate and transform (rather than dying)

T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (Non-Hodgkins lymphoma)

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34
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Flaviviruses

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Enveloped, (+) ssRNA, linear, icosahedral

35
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Which Flavivirus is not a mosquito-borne illness?

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Hep C

36
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What four mosquito illnesses are caused by Flavivirus?

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Yellow Fever
Dengue Fever
St. Louis Encephalitis
West Nile Virus

37
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Viruses that are transmitted by a mosquito or tick bite are called

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Arboviruses

38
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Yellow Fever

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Virus can live in monkeys
Arbovirus
Infects liver (jaundice)
High fever, HA, jaundice, high bilirubin
AST>ALT
Hemorrhage (black vomit)
No specific tx
Vaccine available
39
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Yellow Fever Histo

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Councilman Bodies in liver

40
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Dengue Fever

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Arbovirus
"Break Bone Fever"
Fever, HA, Retro-orbital pain
SEVERE muscle/joint pain
Maculopapular rash
No specific therapy
41
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How are St. Louis and West Nile viruses similar?

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Arboviruses
Birds
Encephalitis: fever, AMS
Sometimes meningitis sx
Most people asymptomatic
42
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Togaviruses

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Enveloped (wear a toga), (+) ssRNA, linear, icosahedral

43
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Which family is Rubella in?

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Togavirus

44
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Which family are Western and Eastern Equine Encephalitis in?

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Togavirus

45
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Rubella

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German measles, 3-day measles
Exanthem/Rash in kids
Inhalation of respiratory droplets
Mild fever, lymphadenopathy
Maculopapular rash 1-5 days after fever
Life-long immunity
No specific Tx
46
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Lymphadenopathy in Rubella occurs

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Posterior cervical and posterior auricular areas

47
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Rubella Vaccine

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MMR (live-attenuated)

48
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Congenital Rubella Syndrome

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TORCH
Mom gets fever, rash, lymphadenopathy
Fetus gets deafness, cataracts, cardiac disease

49
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PDA, Pulmonary Artery Stenosis, Blueberry Muffin Baby

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Congenital Rubella Syndrome

50
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How are congenital CMV and Rubella similar

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Deafness, Blueberry Muffin Baby

51
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How are congenital CMV and Rubella different

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CMV: Seizures, Hepatosplenomegaly
Rubella: Cataracts, congeintal heart malformations

52
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Equine Encephalitis

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Resides in birds and transmitted by mosquitos

Most infections asymptomatic but can cause encephalitis

53
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Which encephalitis due to Arbovirus is the worst?

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Eastern Equine Syndrome

54
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(+) Enveloped RNA Viruses

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Corona
Retro
Flavi
Toga

55
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All (-) RNA viruses are

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helical and enveloped

56
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Bunyavirus

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(-) ssRNA virus
helical, enveloped
Segmented (BOAR)
Circular genome (BAD)

57
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Which family is California encephalitis virus in?

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Bunya virus
Arbovirus
Resevoir is rodents instead of birds

58
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Rift Valley, Crimean-Congo, and Hantavirus infections are part of which family and can cause what?

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Bunyaviruses

Hemorrhagic fever

59
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All RNA-viruses that can cause encephalitis are

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Arboviruses (mosquito-borne)

60
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What RNA-viruses can cause encephalitis?

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Flaviviruses (birds)
-St. Louis, West Nile
Togaviruses (birds)
-Eastern and Western Equine
Bunyaviruses (rodents)
-California
61
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Hemorrhagic fever is a viral infection always caused by

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enveloped RNA viruses

62
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Hantavirus often progresses to

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renal or respiratory failure

63
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Filoviruses

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Ebola and Marburg
Enveloped, (-)ssRNA, linear, helical
Spread by body fluid contact
Hemorrhagic fever

64
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Arenaviruses

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Enveloped, (-)ssRNA, helical
Segmented (BOAR)
Circular Genome (BAD)
Lassa Fever
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV)
65
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Lassa Fever

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Arenaviruses
Hemorrhagic fever
Spread by urine from rats
Close contact with infected people

66
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Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV)

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Arenavirus
Rare cause of viral meningitis
Rats and mice

67
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Bunyavirus

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Rift Valley (mosquito)
Crimean-Congo (tick)
Hanta (rodents)

68
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Filoviruses

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Ebola/Marburg

69
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Arenavirus that can cause hemorrhagic fever

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Lassa Fever (rats)

70
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Flaviviruses that can cause hemorrhagic fever

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Yellow Fever, Dengue

71
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Rhabdoviruses

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Enveloped, (-)ssRNA, linear, helical

Rabies

72
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Rabies incubation period

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1-3 months

73
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Rhabdoviruses like to bind to

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Ach receptors on peripheral nerves before migrating to CNS

74
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Rabies vaccine

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Inactivated Vaccine

Administer with rabies immunoglobin

75
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Orthomyxoviruses

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Enveloped, (-)ssRNA, linear, helical
Segmented genome (BOAR)
76
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Influenza A

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Most common
Pandemics
2 Key envelope proteins
-Hemagluttinin: binds to cells and assists virus entry
-Neuraminidase: removes sialic acid from glycoproteins so viral progeny can exit
Replicates in nucleus

77
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Antigenic Drift

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Minor changes in hemagluttinin and neuraminidase
Due to random mutations in glycoproteins
Epidemics

78
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Antigenic Shift

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Major structural change in hemagluttinin or neuraminidase proteins
Segmented Virus: Recombination
Animal/Human infect same cell
Pandemics
BOAR: Bunya, Orthomyxo, Arena, Reo
79
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Paramyxovirus

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Enveloped, (-)ssRNA, helical
Kids
All contain F (fusion) proteins

80
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F (fusion) protein

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Helps Paramyxovirus fuse with respiratory epithelial cells

81
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RSV Tx

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Palivizumab monoclonal antibody against F protein (Paramyxovirus)

82
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Paramyxovirus

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Parainfluenza, RSV, Measles, Mumps

83
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Parainfluenza causes

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Croup in kids
Treat respiratory distress with steroids
O/w self-limiting

84
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RSV Tx

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Infants
Ribavirin
Palivizumab

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