Herpesviridae

Question 1

herpes meaning

Answer 1

herpes - reptant, crawler

referring to spreading cutaneous lesions, usually involving blisters

Question 2

morphology

Answer 2

linear dsDNA, enveloped(weak), icosahedral, big virus

Question 3

latency

Answer 3

Episomes

• alphaherpesvirinae - neurons
• betaherpesvirinae - leucocytes
• gammaherpesvirinae - immune cells

Question 4

replication

Answer 4

baltimore 1, nucleus

Question 5

host specificity

Answer 5

euryxenous: pseudo-rabies

Question 6

antigenic properties

Answer 6

(enveloped)weak - but can be fatal in immune supressed animals!

Question 7

alphaherpesvirinae: genera, why alpha?

Answer 7

reproducing more quickly
4 genera:
 -  simplexvirus
 -  varicellovirus
 -  mardivirus
 -  iltovirus

Question 8

simplexvirus: subfamily, affects which animals

Answer 8

Alphaherpesvirinae:
Bovine
monkey
human

Question 9

bovine simplex, aka

Answer 9

Bovine herpesmamillitis (udder)

Question 10

monkey simplex, aka

Answer 10

simian herpes (B-virus)

Question 11

human simplex, aka

Answer 11

human herpes simplex: labial and genital herpes

Question 12

varicellovirus, cause, imp. disease

Answer 12

abortion, respiratory, rabies(CNS) etc.

ND! Equine abortion/rhinopneumonitis

Question 13

Aujeszky’s disease: subfamily, genus, aka

Answer 13

alpha, varicellovirus

pseudorabies

Question 14

Mardivirus belong to what subfamily, affects which animals

Answer 14

genera of alphaherpesvirus

• chickens
• turkey

Question 15

mardivirus in chickens

Answer 15

Marek’s disease, Gallid herpesvirus

Question 16

mardivirus in turkey

Answer 16

turkey herpesvirus

Question 17

iltovirus; which subfamily and which disease

Answer 17

alphaherpesvirinae

birds: infectious laryngotracheitis
- can be used in vaccines

Question 18

Betaherpesvirinae; why beta, genera

Answer 18

slower reproductive rate than alpha, 
3 genera:
 -  cytomegalovirus
 -  muromegalovirus
 -  roseolovirus

Question 19

Cytomegalovirus: which subfamily, and which animals

Answer 19

betaherpesvirinae

• human
• monkey
• elephant

Question 20

Muromegalovirus: which subfamily, and which animals

Answer 20

betaherpesvirinae

• mouse
• rat

Question 21

Roseolovirus: which subfamily, and which animals

Answer 21

Betaherpesvirinae

humans (fever and rash in children)

Question 22

Gammaherpesvirinae: why gamma, their genera

Answer 22

most variable reproduction rate
3 genera:
 -  Lymphocryptovirus
 -  Rhadinovirus
 -  Ictalurivirus

Question 23

Lymphocryptovirus: subfamily, animals

Answer 23

Gammaherpesvirinae

• human
• monkey
• cattle

Question 24

human Lymphocryptovirus aka

Answer 24

Epstein-Barr virus

- one of the most common human viruseses!

Question 25

Macavirus genus; subfamily, animal, disease

Answer 25

gammaherpesvirinae

cattle: ND! malignant catarrhal fever

Question 26

Rhadinovirus: subfamily, animals, cause what type of disease

Answer 26

Gammaherpesvirinae

• mammals, humans
• pneumonia: bovine, equine

Question 27

Ictalurivirus: (family), subfamily, animals, cause what type of disease

Answer 27

alloherpesviridae, gammaherpesvirus

channel catfish disease

Question 28

swine inclusion body rhinitis: animal, disease

Answer 28

(herpes virus)

upper respiratory tract disease in young pigs

Question 29

duck plague; animals, disease

Answer 29

anatid herpesvirus
acute enteritis disease with high mortlity rate
duck, geese, swans

Question 30

alloherpesviridae

Answer 30

family of fish and amphibian herpesviruses