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Hepadnaviridae Flashcards

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hepadna meaning

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(hepa-dna)
hepar - liver
DNA

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morphology

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circular dsDNA, icosahedral, enveloped

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resistance

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(enveloped) weak

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replication

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baltimore VI! replication using reverse transcriptase in cytoplasm, then when DNA it enters nucleus

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transmission

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blood, sexual, close contact

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antigenic properties

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HBsAG - australia antigen, serves a protective role

HBcAg, HBeAg: viral proteins making it an infectious disease

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the 2 genuses of hepadnaviridae family

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orthohepadnavirus

Avihepadnavirus

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orthohepadnavirus: its (3) virus species

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Hepatitis B

(human hepatitis B aka serum hepatitis can lead to the development of hepatocarcinoma
(woodchuck hepatitis, ground squirrel hepatitis)

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Avihepadnavirus: its virus species

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Duck hepatitis B in the far east

stork, crane, heron, wild goose hepatitis B viruses

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type of infection, symptoms

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chronic, persistance infections which infect the liver ->-> liver failure

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