Everything Flashcards
Adenoviruses: Class
Adenovirus
Adenoviruses: Disease(s) Caused
colds, conjunctivitis
Adenoviruses: Enveloped?
Non-enveloped
Adenoviruses: General Epidemiology
stable when dried
Adenoviruses: Incubation Period
3-10 days
Adenoviruses: Transmission Route
airborne
CMV: Chemotherapy
ganciclovir, Foscarnet (PPi analogue)
CMV: Class
Herpesviruses
CMV: Disease(s) Caused
mononucleosis-like, most frequent viral congenital infection
CMV: Enveloped?
Enveloped
CMV: Epidemiology
appears like mononucleosis with negative heterophile test, transmission common in nursery schools, can be post blood transfusion complication, recurrent disease only in immunocompromised
CMV: Disease mechanisms
infected cells large with nuclear inclusion, primary infections before puberty often subclinical,infection of nursing infants is asymptomatic, most frequent viral congenital infection
CMV: Incubation Period
3-12 weeks
CMV: Lab Diagnostics
mononucleosis with negative heterophile test, owl’s eye inclusion bodies
CMV: Pathogenesis
virus can cross placenta to cause congenital disease, latent infected cell type unknown
CMV: Signs & Symptoms
congenital CMV can result in microcephalic mental retardation with intracerebral calcifications, neuro-sensory deafness, jaundice, enlarged liver/spleen, anemia// immunosuppressed get generalized infections, AIDS pts have high incidence of retinitis and gastroenteritis caused by CMV
CMV: Transmission Route
close contact, nasopharyngeal fluid, semen, urine, vaginal secretions
CMV: Vaccines
experimental live virus vaccine
Coxsackie A virus: Class
Picornavirus
Coxsackie A virus: Disease(s) Caused
aseptic meningitis, rash, colds, herpangina, hand-foot-and-mouth disease (children)
Coxsackie A virus: Enveloped?
Non-enveloped
Coxsackie A virus: Epidemiology
stable in environment (daycare problem), large titers shed in feces
Coxsackie A virus: General Epidemiology
seasonal infection (fall highest), leading cause of aseptic meningitis, infects males more often, rarely fatal
Coxsackie A virus: Lab Diagnostics
isolation/cell culture, rising antibody titers, PCR for RNA in CSF (aseptic meningitis cases)
Coxsackie A virus: Signs & Symptoms
Herpangina: sore throat, generalized infection, characteristic ulcerating vesicles in throat Hand-foot-and-mouth disease: in children, viremic disease, vesicular lesions appear at same time
Coxsackie A virus: Transmission Route
fecal-oral
Coxsackie A virus: Vaccines
None
Coxsackie B virus: Class
Picornavirus
Coxsackie B virus: Disease(s) Caused
aseptic meningitis, rash, colds, neonatal myocarditis, epidemic pleurodynia
Coxsackie B virus: Enveloped?
Non-enveloped
Coxsackie B virus: Epidemiology
stable in environment (daycare problem), large titiers shed in feces
Coxsackie B virus: General Epidemiology
seasonal infection (fall highest), leading cause of aseptic meningitis, infects males more often, rarely fatal
Coxsackie B virus: Lab Diagnostics
isolation/cell culture, rising antibody titers, PCR for RNA in CSF (aseptic meningitis cases)
Coxsackie B virus: Signs & Symptoms
Neonatal myocarditis: Generalized infection in infants (and heart- often fatal)
Epidemic pleurodynia: thoracic pain aggravated on deep breath (Devil’s grip)
Coxsackie B virus: Transmission Route
fecal-oral
Coxsackie B virus: Vaccines
None
Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease (CJD): Class
Prions (not viruses)
Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease (CJD): Epidemiology
Most common human spongiform encephalopathy, transmitted to primates, can be result of inherited mutation (most spontaneous), some iatrogenic via corneal transplants and GH preparations
Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease (CJD): Pathogenesis
Spongiform encephalopathy
Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease (CJD): Transmission Route
inherited mutations, spontaneous mutations, corneal transplants + GH preparations (iatrogenic)
Dengue virus: Class
Flavivirus
Dengue virus: Disease(s) Caused
Classical Dengue (“bone-break fever”), dengue hemorrhagic fever (fatal)
Dengue virus: Enveloped?
Enveloped
Dengue virus: Epidemiology
severe but not usually life-threatening disease, 4 antigenic types
Dengue virus: General Epidemiology
found in tropics/subtropics, esp in S.E. Asia and Caribbean islands, humans are not dead-end hosts
Dengue virus: Incubation Period
7 days
Dengue virus: Pathogenesis
dengue hemorrhagic fever from massive macrophage infection –> cytokine storm (after sequential infections w/2 diff antigentically cross-reacting dengue viruses)
Dengue virus: Signs & Symptoms
fevere, severe headache, muscle and joint pains, rash
dengue hemorrhagic fever causes patient to vomit blood/hemorrhage/go into shock (most often in native pop)
Dengue virus: Transmission Route
Aedes aegypti mosquito, humans
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus: Class
Togavirus
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus: Disease(s) Caused
Encephalitis
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus: Enveloped?
Enveloped
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus: Epidemiology
75% clinical cases fatal, some subclinical infections, generally infects children under 10 yo
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus: General Epidemiology
most deadly arbovirus encephalitis in US, mostly infects children in swampy/wetland areas (mosquito habitats)
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus: Incubation Period
7 days
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus: Pathogenesis
humans and horses are dead-end hosts, virus maintained by birds and mosquitoes
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus: Transmission Route
wild birds, mosquitoes (humans and horses dead-end hosts)
EBV: Class
Herpesviruses
EBV: Disease(s) Caused
mononucleosis, oral hairy leukoplakia or tumor (in immunocompromised), Burkitt’s lymphoma (esp African boys), nasopharyngeal carcinoma,hepatitis, fatal lymphoproliferative disease in pts w/mutation that blocks cell-mediated immunity
EBV: Enveloped?
Enveloped
EBV: Epidemiology
Burkitt’s lymphoma most frequent childhood tumor in Africa, boys at greater risk, if untreated will die in 6 months… can also cause nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Hodgkin’s disease, gastric carcinoma, AIDS patients tumors
EBV: General Epidemiology
most common cause of infectious mononucleosis, disease of teenagers and young adults, immortalizes B-cells, virus found in saliva and produced by lymphoid cells in oro-pharynx
EBV: Incubation Period
4-6 weeks
EBV: Lab Diagnostics
heterophile test (antigenic cross-reactivity of Abs to EBV and sheep RBCs), Ab does not neutralize EBV
EBV: Pathogenesis
infects B-cells (attacked by CTLs)… for Burkitt’s lymphoma, often involves translocation placing c-myc protoncogene under Ig promoter
EBV: Signs & Symptoms
fever, sore throat, lymphadenpathy… oral hairy leukoplakia (white patches on tongue/buccal mucosa)
EBV: Transmission Route
first-basing (kissing, duh!), close oral contact, shared items
ECHO viruses: Class
Picornavirus
ECHO viruses: Disease(s) Caused
rash, leading cause of aseptic meningitis
ECHO viruses: Enveloped?
Non-enveloped
ECHO viruses: Epidemiology
leading cause of aseptic meningitis, stable in environment (daycare problem), large titiers shed in feces
ECHO viruses: General Epidemiology
seasonal infection (fall highest), leading cause of aseptic meningitis, infects males more often, rarely fatal
ECHO viruses: Transmission Route
fecal-oral
ECHO viruses: Vaccines
None
Enteric adenoviruses: Class
Adenovirus
Enteric adenoviruses: Disease(s) Caused
gastroenteritis, diarrhea
Enteric adenoviruses: Enveloped?
Non-enveloped
Enteric adenoviruses: Incubation Period
3-10 days
Enteric adenoviruses: Transmission Route
fecal-oral
Enterovirus 70: Class
Picornavirus
Enterovirus 70: Disease(s) Caused
Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis
Enterovirus 70: Enveloped?
Non-enveloped
Enterovirus 70: General Epidemiology
seasonal infection (fall highest), leading cause of aseptic meningitis, infects males more often, rarely fatal
Enterovirus 70: Transmission Route
fecal-oral
Enterovirus 71: Class
Picornavirus
Enterovirus 71: Disease(s) Caused
HFMD, CNS infections
Enterovirus 71: Enveloped?
Non-enveloped
Enterovirus 71: General Epidemiology
seasonal infection (fall highest), leading cause of aseptic meningitis, infects males more often, rarely fatal
Enterovirus 71: Transmission Route
fecal-oral
Enterovirus 72 (HepA): Chemotherapy
Passive immunization
Enterovirus 72 (HepA): Class
Picornavirus
Enterovirus 72 (HepA): Disease(s) Caused
Hepatitis A
Enterovirus 72 (HepA): Enveloped?
Non-enveloped
Enterovirus 72 (HepA): Epidemiology
0.1% mortality
Enterovirus 72 (HepA): Incubation Period
~ 30 days
Enterovirus 72 (HepA): Lab Diagnostics
LFTs, serological tests (anti-HAV-IgG/M comparison)
Enterovirus 72 (HepA): Pathogenesis
Acute onset
Enterovirus 72 (HepA): Signs & Symptoms
anorexia, nausea, fever, jaundice
Enterovirus 72 (HepA): Transmission Route
fecal-oral
Enterovirus 72 (HepA): Vaccines
Formaldehyde-killed vaccine
Hepatitis B: Chemotherapy
alpha-IFN and lamivudine (RT inhibitor)
Hepatitis B: Class
Hepadnavirus
Hepatitis B: Disease(s) Caused
Hepatitis B, hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatitis B: Enveloped?
Enveloped
Hepatitis B: Epidemiology
HBeAG correlated with presence of infectious HBV and progression to hepatic carcinoma in chronically infected patients, responsible for 500k cancer deaths annually
Hepatitis B: General Epidemiology
High incidence with IV drug users, unsafe male homosexual sex, 5% cases become chronic (2-4% of chronic develop primary hepatocellular carcinoma), 90% perinatal transmission results in chronic HBV carriers where 25% of carriers will die of liver carcinoma or chronic hepatitis
Hepatitis B: Incubation Period
~ 70 days (insiduous onset)
Hepatitis B: Lab Diagnostics
Serological tests for HB-Ags (core and surface), PCR test
Hepatitis B: Pathogenesis
CD8+ cells recognize HBV peptides presented by MHC I, kills hepatocytes (killing + regeneration leads to mutations/transformation of cells), tumors have integrated HepB DNA (but not required for replication)
Hepatitis B: Signs & Symptoms
anorexia, nausea, fever, jaundice, prodromal rash/arthritis
Hepatitis B: Transmission Route
Parenteral transfer of blood, sexual transmission, perinatal infection of neonates (more likely to result in chronic disease and cause primary liver carcinoma)
Hepatitis B: Vaccines
At birth from HBV infected mother: neonate given passive anti-HBV Abs AND vaccine immediately after birth
Inactivated subunit vaccine against HBV surface Ags
Hepatitis C: Chemotherapy
alpha-IFN, Ribivirin, and telaprevir/boceprevir (essential HCV protease inhibitors)
Hepatitis C: Class
Flavivirus
Hepatitis C: Disease(s) Caused
Hepatitis C, hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatitis C: Enveloped?
Enveloped
Hepatitis C: General Epidemiology
75% chronically infected, 20% develop cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma 10-20 years after acture HCV infection
Results in 10k dpy in US, 4 mil Americans chronically infected
Hepatitis C: Incubation Period
~60 days (insiduous onset)
Hepatitis C: Lab Diagnostics
Serological and PCR tests
Hepatitis C: Pathogenesis
CD8+ cells recognize HCV peptides presented by MHC I, kills hepatocytes (again higher chance of mutations), virus does not integrate into the genome
Hepatitis C: Signs & Symptoms
anorexia, nausea, fever, jaundice, prodromal rash/arthritis
Hepatitis C: Transmission Route
STD, needle-sharing, blood transfusion, perinatal
Hepatitis D: Chemotherapy
HBV treatment protects
Hepatitis D: Class
[Deltavirus]
Hepatitis D: Disease(s) Caused
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis D: Epidemiology
2-30% mortality, acute onset with severe pathology
Hepatitis D: General Epidemiology
Immunity to HepB induced HepD immunity (does not encode envelope proteins)
Hepatitis D: Incubation Period
~50 days (acute onset)
Hepatitis D: Lab Diagnostics
Serological or PCR test of unique HepD protein
Hepatitis D: Transmission Route
only infectious in people infected with HepB as well
Hepatitis D: Vaccines
HBV vaccine protects
Hepatitis E: Class
[Hepevirus]
Hepatitis E: Disease(s) Caused
Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E: Enveloped?
Non-enveloped
Hepatitis E: Epidemiology
20% mortality in pregnant women of developing countries
Hepatitis E: General Epidemiology
fecal-oral
Hepatitis E: Incubation Period
~ 30 days (acute onset)
Hepatitis E: Transmission Route
fecal-oral
HHV-6: Class
Herpesviruses
HHV-6: Disease(s) Caused
roseola infantum (system infection w/rash in infants), MS, CFS, epilepsy
HHV-6: Enveloped?
Enveloped
HHV-6: General Epidemiology
90% prevalence worldwide, 1% have HHV-6 integration
HHV-6: Signs & Symptoms
systemic infection with rash in infants, high fever
HHV-7: Class
Herpesviruses
HHV-7: Disease(s) Caused
none known
HHV-7: Enveloped?
Enveloped
HHV-8, KSHV: Class
Herpesviruses
HHV-8, KSHV: Disease(s) Caused
Kaposi’s sarcoma
HHV-8, KSHV: Enveloped?
Enveloped
HHV-8, KSHV: General Epidemiology
most frequent neoplasm in persons with AIDS, 15-20% AIDS patients develop KS
HHV-8, KSHV: Pathogenesis
tumor cells express high cellular VEGF (for vascularization)
HHV-8, KSHV: Signs & Symptoms
multiple, pigmented, highly-vascularized nodules on skin
HIV-1 (HIV-2 in West Africa): Chemotherapy
HAART, nucleoside analog RT inhibitors (AZT), non-nucleoside RT inhibitors, protease inhibitors, entry inhibitors (Fuzeon), integrase inhibitors (isentress), CCR5 inhibitors (maraviroc)
HIV-1 (HIV-2 in West Africa): Class
Retroviruses
HIV-1 (HIV-2 in West Africa): Disease(s) Caused
HIV, AIDS
HIV-1 (HIV-2 in West Africa): Enveloped?
Enveloped
HIV-1 (HIV-2 in West Africa): Epidemiology
AIDS patients have increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections and tumors (Kaposi’s sacoma, B-cell lymphoma, autoimmune thrombocytopenia, chronic lymphadenopathy, dementia/diffuse brain disease in later stages of infection)
HIV-1 (HIV-2 in West Africa): General Epidemiology
3 stages… early stage with mono-like symptoms + high viremia, middle stage 3-10 years latency with decline in CD4 cells, late stage is AIDS and immunodeficiency… HIV-1 infected women progress to AIDS faster than men of same viral load
HIV-1 (HIV-2 in West Africa): Lab Diagnostics
ELISA (forv viral antigens gp41 or p24), Western blot (less sensitive but more specific than ELISA), PCR for HIV RNA
HIV-1 (HIV-2 in West Africa): Pathogenesis
gradual depeltion of CD4+ cells, suppression of cell-mediated immunity (variable progression to AIDS), cytopathic effect, CTL destruction of infected cells, apoptosis of CD4 cells, HIV also targets CD4 Th17 cells (imp for mucosal imm – bacteria)
HIV-1 (HIV-2 in West Africa): Signs & Symptoms
Primary infection: mono-like or flu-like with fever/enlarged lymph nodes/tiredness/headache
HIV-1 (HIV-2 in West Africa): Transmission Route
sexual contact, blood, tears, vaginal secretions, breast milk, transplacental, perinatal
HSV-1: Chemotherapy
trifluridine for recurrent keratitis, adenine arabinoside for encephalitis, acyclovir for systemic infection and for encephalitis
HSV-1: Class
Herpesviruses
HSV-1: Disease(s) Caused
herpes, cold sores, herpes simplex encephalitis/keratitis
HSV-1: Enveloped?
Enveloped
HSV-1: Epidemiology
latent infections activated by fever, UV light, emotion (virions transported down axon to site of initial infection, produce cold sores)… 80% seroprevalence in adults
HSV-1: General Epidemiology
primary infection often subclinical… often recurrent infections
HSV-1: Incubation Period
7-14 days
HSV-1: Lab Diagnostics
PCR detection in CSF for herpes simplex encephalitis
HSV-1: Pathogenesis
primarily infect nose/eyes/fingers/mouth… travels into sensory ganglia for latent infection
HSV-1: Signs & Symptoms
cold sores, stomatitis (with vesicles in mouth), encephalitis (temporal lobe), keratitis (red eyes)
HSV-1: Transmission Route
saliva
HSV-2: Chemotherapy
acyclovir
HSV-2: Class
Herpesviruses
HSV-2: Disease(s) Caused
genital herpesm neonatal herpes simplex (perinatal infection, 6 days after birth)
HSV-2: Enveloped?
Enveloped
HSV-2: Epidemiology
can cause recurrent infection, 20% of US population seropositive, vaginal lesions before delivery indication for C-section
HSV-2: General Epidemiology
most fatal perinatal infection is acute primary infection around time of delivery, hepato-adrenal necrosis in neonates
HSV-2: Incubation Period
7-14 days
HSV-2: Pathogenesis
primarily infect sensory ganglia in genital region (sacral ganglia)
HSV-2: Signs & Symptoms
lesions on genitalia, primary infection - bilateral lesions or asymptomatic, recurrent disease - fewer lesions that are unilateral
HSV-2: Transmission Route
sex, perinatal infectiion
Human T-cell Leukemia Virus-1 and -2 (HTLV-1/2): Class
Retroviruses
Human T-cell Leukemia Virus-1 and -2 (HTLV-1/2): Disease(s) Caused
adult T-cell leukemia (ATL; from HTLV-1), cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Human T-cell Leukemia Virus-1 and -2 (HTLV-1/2): Enveloped?
Enveloped
Human T-cell Leukemia Virus-1 and -2 (HTLV-1/2): Epidemiology
ususally asymptomatic, 0.1% infected individuals develop ATL after 10-30 year latency
Human T-cell Leukemia Virus-1 and -2 (HTLV-1/2): General Epidemiology
endemic in southern Japan, central Africa, Caribbean… 0.025% incidnece in US
Human T-cell Leukemia Virus-1 and -2 (HTLV-1/2): Pathogenesis
viral tax protein is transcription factor that induces IL-2 and receptor for autocrine loop for transformation
Human T-cell Leukemia Virus-1 and -2 (HTLV-1/2): Transmission Route
sexual contact, blood, breast milk (horizontal transmission)
Influenza A: Chemotherapy
Tamiflu and zanamivir: NA inhibitors reduce symptomatic period 1-2 days… only effective if given early, resistance against these drugs increasing… Adamantanes (not recommended in US since many A viruses have resistance against it and do not inhibit B viruses) effective in combination with NA inhibitors against H1N1 viruses, given before infection, nontoxic…. amantadine inhibits Influenza A uncoating
Influenza A: Class
Orthomyxoviruses
Influenza A: Disease(s) Caused
Influenza (fever, chills, aches), can lead to pneumonia
Influenza A: Enveloped?
Enveloped
Influenza A: Epidemiology
Epidemics 2-3 years, Pandemics 10-30 years (from antigenic shift of recombination with other viral host)
Influenza A: General Epidemiology
most deaths in elderly and infants, usually associated with underlying respiratory insufficiency (CPD, etc.)
Influenza A: Incubation Period
3-6 days
Influenza A: Lab Diagnostics
Lab diagnosis by virus isolation in eggs/tissue or by comparison of acute vs. convalescent sera looking for rise in anti-HA Ab via HI assay… rapid diagnosis via fluorescent Ab on throat swab specimen
Influenza A: Pathogenesis
droplets infect upper rispiratory tract, infection may extend to lower respiratory tract… destroys ciliated epithellium in respiratory tract, viremia uncommon (no role in pathogenesis), systemic symptoms caused by toxic components from sites of growth to cause H/A and muscle pains… complicated by pneumonia (sometimes secondary to bacterial pneomonia; pneumococcus most common; staphylococcos most fatal)
Influenza A: Signs & Symptoms
fevers, chills aches
Influenza A: Transmission Route
airborne
Influenza A: Vaccines
Trivalent seasonal killed vaccine: 2 influenza A viruses, 1 B virus… need IgA so immunity only lasts 3-10 years… FluMist (live-attenuated intranasal spray vaccine) effective in children
Influenza B: Chemotherapy
Tamiflu and zanamivir: NA inhibitors reduce symptomatic period 1-2 days… only effective if given early, resistance against these drugs increasing… Adamantanes (not recommended in US since many A viruses have resistance against it and do not inhibit B viruses) effective in combination with NA inhibitors against H1N1 viruses, given before infection, nontoxic…. amantadine inhibits Influenza A uncoating
Influenza B: Class
Orthomyxoviruses
Influenza B: Disease(s) Caused
Influenza (fever, chills, aches), can lead to pneumonia
Influenza B: Enveloped?
Enveloped
Influenza B: Epidemiology
Epidemics 3-6 years
Influenza B: General Epidemiology
most deaths in elderly and infants, usually associated with underlying respiratory insufficiency (CPD, etc.)
Influenza B: Incubation Period
3-6 days
Influenza B: Lab Diagnostics
Lab diagnosis by virus isolation in eggs/tissue or by comparison of acute vs. convalescent sera looking for rise in anti-HA Ab via HI assay… rapid diagnosis via fluorescent Ab on throat swab specimen
Influenza B: Pathogenesis
droplets infect upper rispiratory tract, infection may extend to lower respiratory tract… destroys ciliated epithellium in respiratory tract, viremia uncommon (no role in pathogenesis), systemic symptoms caused by toxic components from sites of growth to cause H/A and muscle pains… complicated by pneumonia (sometimes secondary to bacterial pneomonia; pneumococcus most common; staphylococcos most fatal)
Influenza B: Signs & Symptoms
fevers, chills aches
Influenza B: Transmission Route
airborne
Influenza B: Vaccines
Trivalent seasonal killed vaccine: 2 influenza A viruses, 1 B virus… need IgA so immunity only lasts 3-10 years… FluMist (live-attenuated intranasal spray vaccine) effective in children
Influenza C: Class
Orthomyxoviruses
Influenza C: Disease(s) Caused
Influenza (fever, chills, aches), can lead to pneumonia
Influenza C: Enveloped?
Enveloped
Influenza C: Epidemiology
Minor clinical significance