Hematopietic Viruses Flashcards
Name 2 naked viruses
Parvovirus and Colorado Tick Fever
Pathology of HHV6/7
Roseola - kids, encephalitis/mono - adults
Name hemat ds DNA viruses
CMV
HHV-6/7
HHV-8 (circular)
Virus with ssRNA (+) genome
HTLV-1 and 2
Virus with ssDNA
Parvovirus
Pathology of HTLV-1 and 2
Acute T cell Lymphoma (ATL)
HTLV Assocaited Mylopathy (HAM)
Treatment for severe CMV?
Ganciclovir
Mechanism of action for Foscarnet?
Pyrophosphate analog which is noncompetitive inhibitor of viral DNA pol and HIV transcriptase
Symptoms of Colorado tick fever
biphasic fever, chills, ha, myalgia, leukopenia
Virulence factor for Colorado tiCk fever?
Evades Dicer-Risc via internal caspid coat.
Diagnostic test for Colorado Tick Fever?
ELISA or immunoflourescent (better)
Tropism for Parvovirus
Erythroid progenitor cells
Name the homologous proteins that HHV-8 uses to promote viral growth
vFLIP, V-BCL2, v-cyclin and VEGFR
Symptoms of HTLV assoicated myopathy
paresis and demyleination
Treatement for HTLV1/2
Chemo and BMT