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Chapter 56- Prions and Pox virus Flashcards

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Describe pox virus

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Large, enveloped (with multiple membranes formed), ds DNA

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Mulluscum contagiosum

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pox virus. antigenic ally unrelated to small pox and infects the skin only.

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Describe Prions

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infections agent with nucleic acid. Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSEs)

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Human and animal examples of prion diseases

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1) Humans: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and Variant CJD

2) Animal: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

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Characteristics of TSEs (prions)

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sporadic, familia, acquired. confined to the nervous system. neurodegeneration, and have long incubation times (years)

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