DIT reveiw - Micro 8 Flashcards
What are the subtypes of Filovirus
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Ebola virus and Marburg Virus
- = Marburg and eGOOOOALA
Presentation of Filovirus
- Infected w/ filovirus and demonstrating hemorrhagic fever, petechial rash
- à Goalie with jersey red spots (rash) and sweaty (fever)
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Hemorrhagic fever
- à Guy on ground surrounded by pool of blood
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End organ failure
- à Kidneys and liver shaped blood spots
- Fatal – severe blood loss leading to hypovolemic shock (can occur within days)
- à player is dead
- à lightning bolt on shirt (hemorrhagic/hypovolemic shock)
Presentation of Hantavirus
Subtype of Bunyavirus
- Hemorrhagic fever
- Pneumonia
- May end in respiratory failure
- Spread by aerosolized mouse urine
Describe general characteristics of Arenavirus
- (-)ssRNA
- 2 segments
- Rodent reservoir
- Causes lymhocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCV)
What are the subtypes of Reovirus
Rotavirus
Colorado tick fever
Descrieb presentation and toxin associated with rotavirus
- Fecal-oral transmission
- Fatal diarrhea in children worldwide
- Outbreaks occur in winter months, especially in day care centers
- NSP4 toxin increases chloride permeability leading to secretory diarrhea
Describe presentation of Colorado tick virus
- Colorado tick fever
- Spread by woodtick
- Acute, self-limited flu-like illness (fever, vomiting, myalgias)
MOA of interferons
- Are host cytokines that exert antiviral, immunomodulatory, and antiproliferative effects
- Interleukins upregulate interferon synthesis in infected cells
Uses of interferon alpha
- Hepatitis B and C infections
- Hairy cell leukemia
- Malignant melanoma
- Kaposi sarcoma caused by HHV8
- Condyloma accuminata caused by HPV
- Renal cell carcicoma
Uses of Interferon beta
- Multiple sclerosis
Uses of interferon gamma
- Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)
Adverse effects of interferons
- Flu-like symptoms, depression, myelosuppression, myopathy
What are the drugs used to treat hepatitis C
Interferon alpha
Ribavirin
Sofosbuvir
Simeprevir
MOA, uses, and adverse effects of Ribavirin
- MOA:
- Guanosine analog
- Must be tri-phosphorylated intracellularly before becoming active
- Inhibits synthesis of guanine via competitive inhibition of IMP dehydrogenase
- Guanosine analog
- Uses:
- Chronic hepatitis C (daily dosage)
- RSV
- Adverse effects:
- Hemolytic anemia
- Severe teratogen
MOA, uses, and adverse effects of Sofosbuvir
- MOA:
- Nucleoside analog
- Inhibits RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
- Uses:
- Chronic hepatitis C
- Used in combo with Ribavirin +/- interferon alpha
- Do not use as monotherapy
- Chronic hepatitis C
- Adverse effects:
- Fatigue, HA, nausea
MOA, uses, and adverse effects of Simeprevir
- MOA:
- HCV (NS3/4A) protease inhibitor
- Prevents viral replication
- Uses:
- Chronic hepatitis C
- Used in combo with Ledipasvir (NS5A inhibitor)
- Do not use as monotherapy
- Chronic hepatitis C
- Adverse effects:
- Photosensitivity
- Rash
- CYP450 inhibitor
What are the 3 structural genes of HIV and what proteins does each encode for
- pol:
- Reverse transcriptase
- Integrase
- Protease
- gag:
- p24
- p17
- env:
- gp120
- gp41
Describe the functions of reverse transcriptase, integrase, and protease encoded by pol
- Reverse transcriptase = synthesizes dsDNA from RNA
- Integrase = integrates viral DNA into host genome
- Protease = cleaves polypeptide products of HIV mRNA into their functional parts
Describe the functions of p24 and p17 encoded by gag
- p24 = capsid directly surrounding viral DNA
- p17 = matrix surrounding the capsid

Describe the functions of gp120 and gp41 encoded by env
- gp120 = glycoprotein on membrane surface that binds to CD4+ of host
- Binding leads to a conformational change so that virus can also bind a coreceptor on the host
- CCR5 on macrophages (early infection)
- CXCR4 on T-cells (late infection)
- Binding leads to a conformational change so that virus can also bind a coreceptor on the host
- gp41 = transmembrane glycoprotein that allows fusion and entry into host
Describe the tests used to diagnose HIV
- ELISA (use first)
- High sensitivity (rule out test)
- Captures all positive tests, but includes a lot of false positives
- Western blot (use on those who got + ELISA)
- High specificity (rule in test)
- Low false positive (but on its own, would have had high false negative)
When are ELISA and Western blot not good to be used for HIV diagnosis
What test should be used instead during this time
- Recall that both tests look for antibodies to viral proteins
- May be falsely (-) in first 1-2 months or falsely (+) in newborn of infected mother
- Use viral load for diagnosis instead
Diagnostic criteria of AIDs
- CD4 cell count < 200
- % of CD4 cells < 14%
- HIV + AIDs-defining illness (e.g. Pneumocystis pneumonia)
WHat causes oral hairy leukoplakia
EBV