DNA Virus Flashcards
Pathogenic to human with grape-like cluster with cytopathic effect in cell culture
adenovirus (mastadenovirus)
ADENOVIRUS
- common manifestion:
- acquired thru contimated respiratory _, _ and _;
- replicates in _
Respiratory and gastrointestinal;
droplets, stool, formites;
oropharynx
ADENOVIRUS
has _ serotypes
Serotype 3 and 7 –
Serotype 4 and 7 –
Serotype 8 –
Serotypes 40 and 41 –
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Pharyngitis
Respiratory disease epidemic in military
Conjunctivitis
Gastroenteritis in children
The only DNA hepatitis;
Associated with acute hepatitis but may lead to cirrhosis
Hepadnavirus
HEPADNAVIRUS
- only source of virus:
- infectious unit:
Humans
Dane particle or Australia antigen
Hepatitis
MOT: Fecal oral
Virus (ssRNA): Picornaviridae
HAV
Hepatitis
MOT: sexual, perinatal, parental
Virus: dsDNA (Hepadnaviri dae)
HBV
Hepatitis
MOT: sharing of needles
Virus (ssRNA): Flaviviridae
HCV
Hepatitis
MOT: Intravenous drug use
Virus (ssRNA): Delta virus
HDV
Hepatitis
MOT: Fecal oral
Virus (ssRNA): Hepevirus (under Calcivirus)
HEV
Hepatitis with fecal oral MOT
HAV
HEV
Creep, presence of ulcerative lesions; Large (150-200nm)
Lifelong persistence in their host
herpes virus
Herpes virus consists of 4 components:
“CENT”
capsid,
envelope
nucleic acid core
tegument,
defined as a condition already existing but not yet active or may not cause symptoms yet
latency
Herpes Virus
Spread by direct contact with infected secretions; Recurrence of skin lesion after primary infection
HSV-1 and HSV-2
HSV-1 and HSV-2 latency
sensory nerve ganglia
HERPES VIRUS
leading cause of fatal sporadic encephalitis and corneal infection in the US.
Encephalitis in older children and adults
— other disease associated with this herpes virus
HSV-1
— Gingivostomatitis, Herpes labialis, Keratitis, pharyngitis, herpetic whitlow, encephalitis
Types Herpes Virus
HSV-1: Cold sores/ Fever blisters
HSV-2: Genital infection/ Genital Herpes
HHV-3: Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)
HHV-4: Epstein Barr Virus (EBV)
HHV-5: Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
HHV-6 & HHV-7: Human Herpes Virus
HHV-8: Rhadinovirus