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Viruses

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submicroscopic (itty bitty); always infectious; acellular; obligate intracellular pathogens

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Zoonotic Infections

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infections/viruses that was originally in an animal and then spread to humans

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Bacteriophages

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or phages; viruses that infect bacteriaA

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Animal Viruses

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viruses that infect animals and humans

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Virion

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single, infectious virus particle; have an exterior protective protein capsid; contain genetic material (DNA or RNA)

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Capsid

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protein shell that packages and protects the genome; accounts for the bulk of a virions mass; made of capsomere subunits

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Helical Capsids

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look like a hollow tube

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Icosahedral Capsids

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look like three dimensional polygons

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Complex Capsids

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deviations from these two structures

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Bacteriophages exhibit a complex capsid structure…

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usually have capsids with icosahedral symmetry; often their capsids are associated with additional complex structure tha enable them to inhect their genome into target cells

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Enveloped VIruses

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have a lipid based envelope that surround the capsid; arise from budding off the host cell (take a portion of the phospholipid bilayer with them)

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Naked Viruses

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or nonenveloped; lack an envelope; arise from lysing (bursting) the host cell

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Animal viruses are either…

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enveloped or naked

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Bacteriophages lyse cells so…

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they are always (usually) naked

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Spikes

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or peplomers; may protrude from the viral capsid or envelope; glycoprotein extensions that help viruses attach and gain entry to host cells; only bind to specific factors on a given host cell (host specificity and tissue tropism)

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Tissue Tropism

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the ability for a virus to infect one type of tissue/ cell (say lung) and then migrate and infect other parts (say skin cells)

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Influenza A Spikes

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hemagglutinin (HA); neuraminidase (NA)

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Viral Genes Encode

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capsomere proteins; enzymes needed for viral replication; structural factors

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Viral Genomes can either be…

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RNA or DNA; single or double stranded; single or segmented sections; circular or linear

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What is the goal of all viruses?

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to get a host cell to make viral proteins, so more virions can be built

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Double Stranded DNA Virus

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dsDNA; viral DNA is transcribed using host RNA polymerases; mRNA is then translated into protein

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Single Stranded DNA Viruses

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ssDNA; converted to a double stranded form before transcription

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Single Stranded Positive RNA

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ssRNA+; ssRNA genome functions as an mRNA; directly translated by host cell ribosomes

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Single Stranded Negative RNA

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ssRNA-; RNA genome is complementary to mRNA; transcribed into mRNA by RNA dependent RNA polymerases (RdRPs)

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Single Stranded Retroviruses
RNA genome is made into DNA by reverse transcriptase; DNA is usually inserted into the host DNA; DNA is then transcribed into mRNA
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Double Stranded RNA Genome
dsRNA; transcribed to make mRNA; requires RNA dependent RNA polymerases
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Why did viruses exhibit a faster rate of genomic change than living infectious agents?
quick replication time; large quantity of virions are produced; RNA genomes mutate more than DNA (DNA polymerases have proofreading capabilities and RNA polymerases do not)M
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Mutations can be...
neutral, beneficial (rarely), or deleterious (normally)
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Attenuated Strains
genetic changes that limit infectivity; used in vaccines
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Beneficial Mutations may allow the Virus to...
escape host immune sustem detection; broaden host range; expand tropism (the type of cells or tisses the virus infects); increase infectivity
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Reassortment
may occur when two different viral strains coinfect a single host cell; leads to new viral strains; ex) influenza virus;
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Antigens
things that trigger the immune system response; such as spikes on a virus
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Antigenic Drift
frequent and small changes; for influenza it changes HA and NA spikes; eventually leads to a different enough virus that the immune system does not have antibodies to
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Antigenic Shift
major genetic reassortment; does not take a long time it is sudden; can lead to increased infectivity or expanded host range; people have no residual immune protection from infections or vaccinations because it is a new strain; sets the stage for a pandemic
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Viruses are grouped by the following properties...
1) type of nucleic acid present (DNA or RNA); 2) capsid symmetry (helical, icosahedral, or complex); 3) presence or absence of an envelope; 4) genome architecture (ssDNA, ssRNA, etc)
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Host Range
refers to a collection of species that a virus can infect; some viruses infect more than one species, while others infect only one species; ex) measles can only infect humans
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Tropism
refers to the tissues or cell specificity (due to viral surface factors); some viruses can infecct a wide range of host cells or tissues (broad tropism); other virsues can infect only one type of host cells or tissue (narrow tropism)
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What viruses are the smallest?
rhinoviruses and polioviruses; 30nm
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What is one of the largest viruses?
pithovirus; length of 1500nm
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What is the highest taxon for viruses?
phylum; they do not have a domain or kingdom
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Bacteriorphage Lytic Replication
1) Attachment (adsorption, phage binds); 2) Penetration (Entry, phage inhect genetic material); 3) replication (synthesis, commandeers host cell); 4) Assembly (maturation, genome packed and structures assemebled); 5) release (host cell lyses and new phages released)
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Lysogenic Replication
done by temperate phages; attachment; penetration; phage genome is oncorporated into host cell genome forming a prophage; as the cell divides it copies the prophage; host cell is stressed, the prophage may excise itself from host (bc it will die if the host dies); phage enters the lytic repliation pathway
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What are the 6 steps of Animal Virus Replication
attachment, penetration,m uncoating, replication, assembly, and release
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Acute Infections
viruses infect a host cell and new virions are made immediately
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Persistent INfections
virsues have replication strategies that allow them to avoid immune system clearance; chronic or lantent
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Chronic Infections are characterized by...
continous release of virions over time (months or years); slow progressions of disease
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Provirus
integration of viral genome into the host cell
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Latent Infections
distinguished by flare-ups with intermittent periods of dormancy (latency); during flare up- virions are shed, person experiences symptoms; flare ups can be triggered by stress (fever, sunburn, hormone level changes)
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Herpesviridae Family
notorious for causing latent infections; Human herpes virus 1 causes cold sores; HSV 2 causes genital herpes; Variculla zoster virus (HHV3) causes chicken pox and shingles
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Oncogenic Viruses
cause 10-15% of cancers; cause cancer by stimulating uncontrolled host cell division and/or decreasing host cell responsiveness to death signals; ex) human papilloma viruses (HPVs) and Human T-Lymphotropic Viruses
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Growing Bacteriophages
can be grown in the lab with realitve ease
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Plaque Assays
bacteria are gown on a petri plate; pahge infect cells then lyse out of the cell; infect adjacent cells; lysed cells leave a clear zone (plaque)
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Plaque Forming Units
are the quanity of bacteriophages in an initial volume of sample
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Viral Titer
the quantity of virus present in a given volume of sample
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Growing Animal Viruses
animal viruses are more difficult to cultivate than bacteriophages; most animal virsues are grown using tissue culture techniques; live anime hosts (mice, rats, guinea pigs) may be required to support growth of some viruses; embryonted eggs (fertilized eggs) are also useful for growing certain viruses
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Specificity
means that the test only detects the virus(es) of interest (no false positives)
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Sensitivity
means the test detects very low levels of the target (no false negatives)
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Agglutination Tests
purified antibodies linked to tiny latex beads; mixed with the sample; antibodies bind the viral antigen; beads agglutinate
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Latex Agglutination Tests
viral antigens linked to tiny latex beads; mixed with the sample; patient antibodies bind the viral antigen; beads agglutinate
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Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assays (ELISA)
can be adapted to detect either anitgens or antibodies in a sample; target adheres to a surface; change of color indicated binding
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Limitations of ELISA and Agglutination Assays
sample being tested must be a liquid; antigens must be fairly well characterized; virsues can undergo an antigenic shift making it no longer detectable; takes time to build up detectablt anitbodies (seroconversion window) ; therefore it is helpful to use a combination of detection methods
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Detecting Viral Genetic Material
to perform the test: collect a clinical sample (sputum, blood, cerebrospinal fluid or tissue); DNA and RNA are extracted; very specific segments of viral nucleic acid are detected by fluorescent-labeled probes, sequencing, PCR (polymerase chain reaction)
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Difficulties when designing antiviral drugs
viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens; antivirals should be slectively toxic; viruses have fewer chemically distinct targets than living pathogens
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Antiviral Drugs treat but do not cure
only limit infections rather than cure them; there are a few effective antiviral agents; prevention of serious viral disease through vaccination is important; vaccines train the immune sys to recognize viruses and are an effective means to limit infection
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Postexposure Prophylaxis
laboratory-prepared mixture of injectable antibodies prevents viruses from binding and entering host cells; used shortly after suspected exposure; used to treat rabies and HIV
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Docosanol
blocks viral entry into host cells; ised to treat cold cores caused by HHV-1
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Palivizumab
injectable antibody preparation; blocks fusion of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
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Nuceloside Analogs
block replication; at least a dozen drugs in this class; activated into compounds that mimic normal nucleotides (A,G, C, T, and U); chemical dead end for nucleic acid replication
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Acyclovir
example of nucleoside analogs; inhibits DNA replication; effective agianst HHV-1, 2 or caricella zoster vrius
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Ribavirin
example of nucleoside analogs; targets RNA polymerases; effective against respiratory syncytial virus and hepatitis C virus
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Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
NRTIs; target reveerse transcriptase enzymes; azidothymidine
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Anitsense Antivirals
shorts sequences of nucleotides complementary to the viral RNA; bind to viral RNA inhibiting translation; targeted RNA is destroyed by cellular enzymes; ex) vitrave
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Interferons
naturally occuring substances released by cells in response to viral infections; signla the presence of a virus; neighboring, uninfected cells make defensie changes that limit viral entry and replication; can be produced in the lab and adminitered to help limit the pregression of certain viral infections
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Oseltamivir and Zanamivir
tamiflu and relenza; prevent influenza a and B virions from budding off the host cell curface
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Prions
infectious proteins; no genetic material; do not replicated; cause transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs)
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Types of Spongiform Encephalopathies
can be inherited or acquired; gerstmann straussler schienker syndrome; fatal familial insomnia (both inherited); creuzfeldt jakob disease (CJD)
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Some Neurodegenerative Disease exhibit Prion-like Features
been associated with misfolded proteins in thebrain; alsheimers disease; parkisons disease; amyotrophic laterla sclerosis
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