Exam 2 Flashcards

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Types of Virus Transmission

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Direct
Indirect
Common vehicle transmission (fecal contamination of water/food; virus contamination of meat)
Airborne
Vector (arthropod)
Zoonotic
Vertical
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Impact of virus replication on host

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  1. Cell Death
  2. No change
  3. Malignancy
  4. Fusion of cells (agglutination)
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3
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What is the first line of indication of a virus?

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Clinical Signs

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What are the types of detection of virus infection?

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  1. Clinical Signs
  2. Necropsy
  3. Histopathology
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5
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Define Pleomorphism

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The ability of a virus to change shape and size

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What are the 6 steps of virus Replication?

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  1. Attachment
  2. Penetration
  3. Uncoating
  4. Synthesis of virus nucleic acid/ genome
  5. Assembly and maturation
  6. Release in large numbers
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A capsid is made up of many ___________, held together by _________________

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Capsomeres, non-covalent bonds

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8
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All viruses are considered _________________

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Obligate Intracellular Parasites

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9
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What are 3 types of treatments for viruses?

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  1. Antiviral drugs
  2. Immune System Stimulation - interferons (proteins w/antiviral effects and modulate function of immune system)
  3. Synthesize Ab’s or administration of natural antiserum (Ab’s)
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10
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What are the types of Serology detection/diagnosis of viruses?

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ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbant assay)
Fluorescent Ab stain
Immunohistochemical stain

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What are the 5 methods of prevention and control?

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  1. Vaccination
  2. Proper hygiene and sanitation
  3. Elimination of arthropod vectors - biological and chemical control
  4. Quarantine
  5. Culling (killing) - burn or bury
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What are the broad routes of entry of a virus INTO a host?

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  1. Skin
  2. Mucous-membrane
  3. GI Tract
  4. Respiratory Tract
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How can a virus enter a host through the skin?

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A. From a cut/breach in the skin
B. Transcutaneous Injection via:
           Bite of Arthropod 
           Bite of Infected Animal
           Contaminated Objects (i.e. Needles)
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How can a virus enter a host via a Mucous Membrane?

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Through the : Conjunctiva (eye)
Oropharynx (mouth)
Genitourinary Tract/ Rectum

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15
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Define Viremia and the two types of viremia

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Viremia - the presence of virus in blood
Primary - spread virus from subepithelial tissue/lymphatics
Secondary - directly injected in blood, through mosquito bite/syringes

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16
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Define Nuerotropic Virus

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  • Infects neural cells - caused by neural or hematogenus spread
  • virus has an affinity for CVS
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17
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Define a Neuroinvasive Virus

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Virus enters CVS after infection at peripheral sites

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18
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Define Neurovirulent Virus

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Severe damage to the CVS

-virus causes disease to nervous tissue, leads to neurological symptoms and often death

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19
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What cell type to viruses use to cross the Blood Brain Barrier

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Monocytes

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20
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What is the term for the specificity/affinity of a virus for a particular host tissue?

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Tropism

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21
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What type of virus can replicate in more than 1 host tissue/organ

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Pantropic Virus

22
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What are the 5 outcomes of viral injury?

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  1. Cell Lysis
  2. Apoptosis - of host cell as last resort defense mechanism
  3. Oncoviruses
  4. Persistent Infection - virus remains dormant for long period of time
  5. Immunosupression - infect/destroy immune system specific cells
23
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An Ulcer is an opening in the skin from the sloughing of necrotic tissue past the epidermis: True or False?

24
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A Nodule is a benign skin growth at the top layer of skin: True or False

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FALSE: a nodule is a solid tumorous mass deep in the dermis

A wart is a benign growth on the top layer of the skin

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What is the complement pathway activated by?
C1 binding to C-reactive protein on the pathogen surface | Allows C4 to attach and cleave into C4b and C4a parts
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What is the C3 convertase and C5 convertase factors of the alternative pathway?
C3: C3b-Bb C5: C3b-Bb-C3b
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Which has the shorter lag phase, greater magnitude, and class-switched IgG, and IgG having been exposed for a long period of time? Primary or Secondary Humoral Immune Response?
Secondary Humoral Immune response | -in Primary: IgM doesn't stay long
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Humoral Immunity is a part of classical immunity: True or False
FALSE - it's a part of adaptive immunity
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What are the consequences of complement activation?
Lysis (MAC) Opsonization (C3a) Activation of inflammatory response (C3a + C5a) Clearance of immune complexes (removal of particulate antigens)
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Which immunoglobulin cleaves into 2 parts? Pepsin or Papin?
Pepsin; Papin cleaves into 3 parts
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Define an epitope
An epitope is an antigen determinant
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Define a Paratope
Part of the AB that recognizes antigen (small region of antibody FAB region) Types include: Antibodies (Ab), BCR's, and TCR's
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_________ & __________ recognize native protein antigens without processing or without MHC
BCR's and Ab's
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MHC I is only on ___________, and MHC II is only on ___________ (B-cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells)
T-cells, Antigen Presenting Cells (APC)
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MHC I is a part of the exogenous or endogenous antigen pathway?
Endogenous antigen pathways - Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte (CTL) recognizes complex of MHC I + peptide and kills infected cell
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What activated macrophages for DTH response?
CD4 + TH1 which allows peptide boding to MHC II
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What activated B-cells for Antibody Response?
CD4 + TH2 | MHC II binds peptide
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What types of cells serve as a bridge between innate and adaptive immunity, and activate naive T cells?
Dendritic Cells - stimulate adaptive immunity via the lymph nodes
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What types of cells are associated with ADCC (Ab dependent cell-medicated cytotoxicity)?
NK cells Macrophages Neutrophils Eosinophils
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What type of cell responds to intestinal helminths?
Eosinophils
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What is a disease caused by the invasion and multiplication of a living agent in/on a host?
An Infectious Disease
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The invasion of an organism in/on a host (ticks, fleas, parasites)
Infestation
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A disease transmissible from one human/animal to another via direct or airborne routes
A Contagious Disease
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A disease caused by an agent capable of transmission by direct, airborne, or indirect routes form an infected person, animal, plant or contaminated inanimate reservior
A Communicable Disease
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Latent Period
Microbe replicating but not enough for host to become infectious
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Incubation period
Microbe replicating but not symptomatic
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What is a reservoir?
A habitat where an infectious agent lives, grows, and multiples (humans, animal, or environment) They maintain pathogen over time from year to year/ generation to generation
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Pathogens can evade immunity for animals to become "susceptible again," and re-infection can occur: True or False
TRUE
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Define Balanced Pathogenicity
When pathogens can cause infections with minimal symptoms
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All sick animals are reservoirs: True or False
FALSE