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Characteristics of Herpes virus

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Variable host range
Short reproductive cycle
Rapid spread
Destroy infected cells

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Herpes 1 is where on the body?

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Waist up

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Herpes 2 is where on the body”

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Waist down

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AlphaHerpes primarily infect what type of cells?

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Epithelial cells

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Incubation period for alphaherpes

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2-14 days

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What can trigger alphaherpes?

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Stress, sunburn, infection…

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Prevention of alphaherpes

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Avoid contact during active herpes recurrence

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Treatment for alphaherpes

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Acyclovir- limits the breakouts

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Betaherpesvirus example

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

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Characteristics of Betaherpes

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Restricted host range
Slow in replication
Enlargement of infected cells

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Gammaherpes characcteristics

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restricted host range
Target T and B lymphocytes
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV or Mono)

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EBV can cause what?

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Burkett’s lymphoma-cancer in children, jaw or eye socket or ovaries

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EBV Carcinomas

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Hodgkins lymphoma

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3 types of Hodgkins lymphoma

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NL-nodular sclerosing
MC-mixed cellularity
LD-lymphocyte depleted

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Why does EBV cause certain cancers?

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People don’t really know

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3 ways the virus tries to avoid the immune system

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Intrinsic-Stopping cell death
Innate-Inhibit natural killer cells
Adaptive-Prevent expression of things antibodies can recognize

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Treatment for Beta/gamma herpes

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Self limiting or can do antiviral therapy for immune compromises individuals

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Human Papillomavirus biology

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Papillomaviridae
Genome: Circular dsDNA
Virion-Non-enveloped
Proteins: L1, L2

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HPV gains access how?

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Through abrasion of the skin-Needs differentiation of skin cell layers

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