Ex 2- Herpesvirus & Papillomavirus- Middleton Flashcards
HSV-1 is waist _____and HSV-2 is waist _______
- up
- down
What is the genome of herpes virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus, HPV?
dsDNA
What is the virion for herpes virus, cytomegalovirus and epstein-barr virus?
enveloped
The virion for HPV is __________
nonenveloped
HSV-1 & 2 are members of what virus family?
alphaherpesvirus
What are the key characteristics of alphaherpesvirus?
- variable host range
- short reproduction cycle
- raid spread in culture
- efficient destruction of infected cells
- capacity to establish latency in sensory ganglia
How is HSV-1 transmitted?
- oral-oral
- oral-genital
Nearly ____ of adults are seropositive for HSV-1
2/3rds
How is HSV-2 alphaherpesevirus transmitted?
- genital-genital
- oral-genital
HSV-2 is more prevalent with ______ activity
sexual
Approximately _____ of adults are infected with HSV-2
1/5
HSV primarily infects ______ cells in the skin or muscosa
epithelial
Cells of the _______ are more susceptible to HSV
mucosa
What is the incubation time for HSV?
-2-14 days
typically 4-5 days
What are the symptoms of HSV?
- flu like;
- localized lesions (virus spreads to neighboring cells primarily)
__/3 of people infected with HSV are asymptomatic
2/3
What is the duration of HSV?
8-12 days
How does HSV induce latency?
genome circularizes in stationary cells and stays as an episome in the nucleus
______ ______ are common sites of latent infections
peripheral ganglia
What are the triggers for a latent HSV infection?
sunburn, systemic infection, immune impairment, stress
______ _______ immune response is required to combat alphaherpes virus (HSV)
cell mediated (T cells)
What are the methods used to prevent alphaherpes virus?
avoid contact (ie kissing, sex) during active herpes recurrence
What is used to treat alphaherpes virus?
- Acyclovir used to limit virus replication
- will not eliminate latent infections
What are the key characterisitics of Betaherpesvirus?
- restricted host range
- long reproductive cycle
- slow progression in cell culture
- *enlargement of infected cells (cytomeglia)
- carrier cultures
- latent infection in variety of tissues
Betaherpesvirus has a ______ reproductive cycle and a _____ progression in cell culture
- long
- slow
What is the prototypical virus that is a member of the betaherpesvirus?
-cytomegalovirus (CMV)