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Hot Viruses Flashcards

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Describe the structure of Bunyavirdae

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Enveloped negative, ssRNA viruses

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What are the 2 hot viruses?

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Bunyaviridae and Filovirus

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How many different types of Bunyaviridae are there?

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250

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What are most Bunyavirdae and what do they cause?

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Most are arthropod borne and cause persistent, nonlethal, lifelong, infections in their natural wild animal host

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Describe Filoviruses

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Single stranded negative RNA viruses

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What do filoviruses target?

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primates

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What do filoviruses cause?

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Hemorrhagic fevers, characterized by massive bleeding from every orifice of the body

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Is filovirus serious?

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Yes, shockingly lethal, with very high mortality rates

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What part of the world has endemic Filovirus?

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Africa

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What is the natural host for filovirus?

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Natural host is unknown, but very recent evidence points to the fruit bat

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What are the 2 general filoviruses?

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Ebola virus and Marburg virus

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