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Hepeviridae Flashcards

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Morphology

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(hepatitis E)

  • linear, +ssRNA genome
  • ~40nm icosahedral capsid
  • no envelope
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Resistance

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good

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Biological properties

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Baltimore IV

stenoxen – host specific, but some are zoonotic

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Antigenic properties

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good antigens

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Diagnosis

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isolation – complicated
ELISA
RT-PCR

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Genus

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Orthohepevirus genus

Piscihepevirus genus

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Orthohepevirus genus

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Hepatitis E – human acute hepatitis
• A, B: water-borne, developing countries
• C, D: swine, ruminant, rabbit reservoir, world-wide

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Piscihepevirus genus

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• Chicken: hepatitis-splenomegaly

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