Herpes,pox,parvo Flashcards
Herpes virus
The herpesviridae are a large family of (naked or enveloped ?) (single or double?) stranded (DNA or RNA?) viruses.
enveloped
Double
DNA
Herpes virus
Following infection of natural host, the viruses establish a _________
latent infection .
Herpes virus
In the latent state (small or large?) subset of the viral genes are expressed.
only a small
Herpes viruses
Reactivation, with expression of viral proteins and production of progeny virus do not occur
T/F
F
may occur at intervals to produce recurrent infections.
Herpes viruses
Some of the viruses are associated with cancer
Eg
Epstein Barr virus with _______________
Human herpes virus 8 with ____________
nasopharyngeal carcinoma and Burkitt’s lymphoma
Kaposi sarcoma
Herpes viruses
_______ allow virus transmission to new susceptible hosts.
Reactivation
Human herpes virus 1 – ____________________
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)
Human herpesvirus 2 – ______________
Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2)
Human herpesvirus 3 –__________
Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
Human herpesvirus 4 – ___________
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
Human herpesvirus 5 – _________________
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Human herpesvirus 6 – ______________
Human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6)
Human herpesvirus 7 – _____________
Human herpes virus 7 (HHV – 7)
Human herpesvirus 8 – _____________
Kaposi sarcoma associated herpes virus (KSHV)
Herpes virus
Virion: ______, 150–200 nm in diameter (________)
Proteins: encodes at least ______ different proteins.
– >_____ polypeptides are involved in the structure of the virus particle;
Spherical
icosahedral
100
35
Herpesviridae
Envelope: Contains viral ________ ,___ receptors
Replication: from the ____, bud from ________
glycoproteins; Fc
Nucleus
nuclear membrane
HSV-1 and HSV-2 are distinct
T/F
If T, how
If F, why
T
epidemiologically, antigenically and by DNA homology
In most developing countries, ___% of the population have HSV-1 antibody by the age of ____.
90
30
Detection of HSV-2 antibody before puberty is (usual or unusual?)
unusual
Prevalence of HSV-2 antibody is about _______% in Africa and more common in (men or women?) .
51-68
Women
Pox viruses
(Small or Large?) , _____-shaped or ____, (single or double?) -stranded (DNA or RNA?) -carrying virions
Large
Brick
Ovoid
Double
DNA
Pox viruses
Their structure is ______, and replication occurs in the ______ of infected cells.
complex
cytoplasm
Pox viruses
They possess an envelope
T/F
T
Pox viruses’ envelope is acquired by budding
T/F
F
not acquired by budding