Flaviviridae Flashcards
1
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Flaviviridae Envelope? Morphology? -surface glycoproteins -\_\_\_\_\_sense \_\_\_\_ genome -\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ replication -INTRA/INTERcytoplasmic budding
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Flaviviridae Envelope? YES Morphology? SPHERICAL -surface glycoproteins -POSITIVE sense RNA genome -CYTOPLASMIC replication -INTRACYTOPLASMIC budding
2
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Family=
Genus Flavivirus= Name 3
Genus Pestivirus= Name 3
Genus Hepacivirus= Name 1
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Family= FLAVIVIRIDAE
Genus Flavivirus= YELLOW FEVER VIRUS, JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, WEST NILE VIRUS
Genus Pestivirus= BVDV (BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS), HOG CHOLERA VIRUS, BORDER DISEASE VIRUS
Genus Hepacivirus= HEPATITIS C VIRUS
3
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BVDV
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Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus
4
Q
What are the 3 scenarios of BVDV infection?
A
1) infection of adult cattle (mild to severe)
2) pregnant cattle (fetal infection mild to severe)
3) superinfection of persistently infected cattle
5
Q
Can BVDV non-cytopathic biotype convert into a cytopathic biotype?
A
YES BITCH
6
Q
Is Mucosal disease always deadly?
A
Does the pope shit in the woods?
