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DNA NON-enveloped viruses - Verma Flashcards

1
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pharyngitis, common cold, pneumonia, and conjunctivitis are all caused by what family of virus?

A

Adenovirus

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Pharygno-conjunctival fever is what number of adenovirus?

A

adenovirus 3 and 7

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Pneumonias and common cold- all ages
conjunctivitis (pink eye)-all ages
Acute respiratory disease (types 4 and 7)-all ages
Kerato-conjunctivitis (types 8, 19 and 37)-adults
Acute gastroenteritis (types 40 and 41)-infants and young children

these are all caused by:

A

adenovirus

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what cells does adenovirus infect?

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epithelial cells lining oropharynx, resp and GI tract

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5
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Does the adenovirus infection itself or host defenses cause cytotoxic damage?

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virus itself

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what is the mode of transmission of adenovirus?

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aerosol, close contact or fecal oral

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(blank) from the host is important in resolving the infection

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abs

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8
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(blank) spreads adenoviral spread (CDC campaigns for it all the time)

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hand washing

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Is there antiviral therapy for adenovirus?

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no, or we would have the cure for the common cold

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How do you Dx adenovirus?

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culturing, serology for Ag, and PCR

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11
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If you have a negative strep, cervical adenopathy, conjunctivitis, and sore throat, what do you suspect?

A

adenovirus

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12
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Papillomas are benign tumors of (blank) cells

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squamous

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13
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HPV types (blank and blankk) cause carcinoma of cervix, penis, and anus

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16 and 18

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14
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what two proteins from HPV are the cause of cancer?

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E7 and E6

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What two tumor suppressor genes are inactivated by E6/7 in HPV?

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p53 and pRB

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16
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Skin and plantar warts are caused by what numbers of HPV?

A

1-4

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17
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Anogenital warts (not cancer) are caused by what numbers of HPV?

A

6 and 11

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18
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Laryngeal papilloma in young children is an HPV infection presenting as:

A

benign head and neck tumors

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19
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T/F: HPV is easily inactivated

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false

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20
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What is the scary easy way that HPV can be spread? And the other ways?

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BREAKS IN THE SKIN; sex, vertically

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21
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what is the most common STI in the world?

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HPV

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22
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HPV is present in what percent of all cervical cancer?

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99.7%

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23
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Which strains of HPV are high risk?

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16, 18, 31, 45

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24
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Which strains of HPV are low risk?

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6 and 11

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25
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T/F: HPV infects mucosal cells

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true; CONJUNCTIVAL papilloma, genital and oral papilomas

26
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E6/7 are (blank)genes

27
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How do we Dx HPV?

A

microscopic exam; PCR

28
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What are the treatments for HPV?

A

Podophylin, IFN, and cidofovir

29
Q

Liquid nitrogen is used to treat (blank) warts. Surgical removal or use of (blank) acid is also used

A

skin warts; salicylic acid

30
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Gardasil vaccine protects against which strains?

A

6, 11, 16, 18

31
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Cervarix vaccine protects against which strains?

A

16 and 18 only

32
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Even though an HPV infection (warts) may resolve in its own, the viral infection goes (blank)

33
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What is the topical interferon used to treat HPV genital warts?

34
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What is unique about the Parvovirus genome?

35
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What causes slapped cheek syndrome aka 5th disease? what is the medical name for this disease?

A

Erythema infectiosum; caused by parvovirus

36
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What are the other four rashes that gives 5th disease it’s name?

A

Measles, rubella, scarlet fever, and roseola

37
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what is the mode of transmission of parvovirus?

A

resp inhalation

38
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JC virus and BK virus are two types of (blank) viruses that infect humans

A

polyomavirus

39
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T/F: the monkey SV40 polyoma virus can infect humans as well

40
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T/F: polyomavirus genome is only 5kb in size

41
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is what?

A

fatal demyelinating disease of white matter involving multiple areas of the brain

42
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Progressive multifocal leukoenceophalopathy is seen in what type of infection?

A

polyoma virus

43
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What affects the visual field and causes weakness, leading to blindness and dementia and death within six months?

44
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IN what group of patients do we see PML?

45
Q

(JC/BK) virus can cause nephropathy and graft loss in immune suppresed renal transplant patients

46
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In what percent of people do we find Abs for JC virus?

47
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T/F: BK virus is also widepsread

48
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When is polyomavirus reactivated?

A

when there is immune compromise

49
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Where does polyomavirus persist?

A

Kidney cells, excreted in the urine

50
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From what fluid can you do PCR to diagnose polyomavirus?

51
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Is there treatment for polyomavirus?

52
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By what mode of transmission is JCV spread that allows it to reach such high prevalence?

A

respiratory

53
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JCV goes latent in kidneys, (blanks and blanks)

A

lungs and lymphoid organs

54
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What are the earliest signs of PML?

A

speech and vision abnormalities

55
Q

Kuru is caused by what?

A

prions; eating human brains

56
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What are the infectious materials that allow the spread of Creutzfeldt Jacob disease?

A

corneal transplant, brain electrodes, and growth hormone

57
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What are the three ways of getting CJD?

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  1. Iatrogenic infection
  2. Hereditary
  3. Spontaneous mutation
58
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prions cause what category of illness?

A

transmissable spongiform encephalitis

59
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Scrapie is a (blank) mediated spongiform encephalopathy

60
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When does CJD normally onset?

A

50-70 years

61
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What is the most common cause of CJD?

A

sporadic, over 85%

62
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Ingestion of beef infected with BSE prions will lead to what disease?

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