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Virus of Measles

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Measles

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus causes

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Croup, bronchitis, respiratory tract infections

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Varicella zoster virus

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Chicken pox

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Rotavirus causes

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gatroenteritis

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polioviris causes

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gastroenteritis

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Biology of Measles Virus

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Genome: -ssRNA
Virion: Enveloped
Proteins: L,P, H, F, M, N

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Koplik spots

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Associated with Measles, under the tongue

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Biology

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Paramyxovirus
Genome: -ssRNA
Virion: Enveloped
Proteins: L, G, F, M, P, N, NS1 and NS2

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Infection spread by___ for RSV

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Inhalation of aerosol, fomites

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Is there a vaccine for RSV?

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Nope

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Treatment of RSV

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Ribavirin, palivizumab

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Varicella Zoster Virus Biology

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Alphaherpesvirus
Genome: dsDNA, Large
Virion: enveloped
Proteins: hundreds

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Varicella common name

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Chickenpox

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Infection spread of varicella

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Inhalation of aerosolized droplets

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Prevention of Chickenpox

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Vaccination, Antivirals (Acyclovir)

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Poliovirus Biology

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Picornavirus
Genome: +ssRNA
Virion: Non-enveloped
Proteins: capsid-VP1,2,3,4, Non-structural proteases polymerase, others

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Poliovirus prevention

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Vaccination, Salk and Sabin

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Transmission of Polio

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Fecal oral transmission

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Rotavirus Biology

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Reoviridae
Genome: dsRNA, 11 segments
Virion: non-enveloped
Proteins: VP1,2,3,4, other structural and non-structural proteins

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Rotavirus spread

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Ingestion of virus

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Rotavirus symptoms

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Diarrhea, vomiting and fever

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Treatment for Rotavirus

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Infant vaccines, hygiene, oral rehydration

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