III: Picornaviruses Flashcards
_____ antibodies block picornavirus disease.
IgG
_____ antibodies block picornavirus infection.
IgA
Bivalent OPV (bOPV) has increased protection against poliovirus serotypes __.
1 and 3
Define the capsule symmetry, envelope presence, and genome for picornaviruses
icosahedral; non-enveloped; (+)ssRNA
Describe the seasonality of enterovirus infections.
June to November
Enteroviruses are acid-______ and transmitted by _____.
stable; respiratory secretions and fecal-oral
Hand-foot-mouth disease is caused by ______
Enteroviruses
Hepatitis A virus is acid-______ and transmitted by ______.
stable; fecal-oral
Name four types of enteroviruses.
Echovirus, Cocksackievirus, Poliovirus, Eneterovirus
Name the outcomes of poliovirus infection in the order of decreasing incidence.
Asymptomatic; Mild Illness; Aseptic meningitis; Acute flaccid paralysis
Name the three categories of picornaviruses
Enteroviruses; Hepatitis A; Rhinoviruses
Picornavirus genome replication is completed by _______.
Viral-encoded replicase (RNA-dependent RNA polymerase)
Poliovirus involves a primary stage, manifesting with ______ and a secondary stage manifesting with _______.
shedding in feces 2-6 weeks; possible CNS infection
Poliovirus serotype __ has been most widely eradicated
2
Rhinoviruses are acid-_____ and transmitted by ______.
labile; fomites and respiratory secretions