Herpesviridae Flashcards
Herpesvirus-meaning of the name
herpes-reptant, crawler
3 subfamilies
Alpha-, Beta-, Gamma-
Alphaherpesvirinae genuses
Simplex-, Varicello-, Mardi-, Iltovirus
Betaherpesvirinae genuses
Cytomegalo-, Muromegalo-, Porbosci-, Roseolovirus
Gammaherpesviridae genuses
Lymphocrypto-, Rhadino-, Maca-, Percavirus
The subfamilies differences
replication time (<>24)
latency sites
cytopathic effect
latency sites
ganglia, glands, macrophages, lymphocytes
cytopathic effects
inclusion bodies, cytomegaly, fusion
morphology
linear dsDNA
icosohedral capsid
enveloped
do they have an envelope
YES
resistance
pretty weak (detergents, heat)
latent infections
episoma, integration
strong CPE means
intranuclear inclusion bodies
syncytia
cell rounding, lysis
Oncogenicity?
mainly gamma
generally stenoxen
Antigenic properties
weak immunogens
cross reaction within genera
Cross reaction within genera
Aujeszky disease
EHV-1, EHV-4
Marek’s disease
diagnosis
isolation – cocultivation!
NA-hybridization, PCR
VN for identification
Simplex virus genus (sp.)
Bovine herpesmamillitis
Simian herpes
Human herpes simplex
Human herpes simplex (where and causes what)
labial and genital herpes
keartitis, encephalitis
Varicello virus genus (dis)
infectious bovine rhinotracheitis equine abortion/ rhinopneumonitis coital exanthema Aujeszky's /pseudorabies/ Canine herpes virus Feline rhinotracheitis Deer, reindeer, buffalo, monkey, seal herpesviruses Human Varicella-Zoster