Infectious Flashcards
Constituents of herpesviridae
HSV1/2 (HHV1/2)
VZV (HHV3)
EBV (HHV4)
CMV (HHV5)
HHV8
After HSV, reverse alphabetical order
Name prion diseases
CJD
Gerstmann-Staussler-Scheinker syndrome
Fatal familial insomnia
Kuru
Variant CJD
Define prion
Infectious agents composed of misfolded proteins that cause transmissible neurdegenerative disorders
Pathogenesis of prion disease
Normal protein undergoes conformational change to abnormal form (now resistant to protease digestion)
Infectious/misfolded prion protein binds to normal conformation protein, catalyzing misfolding into prion protein
Prion protein buildup causes spongiform encephalopathy
Methods by which prion disease arise in humans
Acquired
Familial
Sporadic
Differentiate classic and variant CJD
Classic CJD: “Florid plaques” absent, protease resistance prion proteins variable accumulation, infective agent NOT seen in lymphoid tissue
Variant CJD: “florid plaques” present, protease resistance prion proteins significant accumulation, infective agent seen in lymphoid tissue
CJD classification
Classic
Sporadic
Iatrogenic
Familial
Variant
Prion disease IHC
Proteinase K-resistant PrP(Sc)
Baltimore classification of viruses with example of each
dsDNA - herpesviruses
ssDNA - parvovirus B19
dsRNA - reovirus
(+)ssRNA - West Nile Virus
(-)ssRNA - rabies
ssRNA-RT - HIV
dsDNA-RT - HepB
Oncogenic viruses with associated malignancies
HBV - HCC
HCV - HCC
Human T-lymphotrophic virus - Adult T-cell
EBV - Burkitt, Hodgkin, PTLD, NPC, Gastric CA
HHV-8 - Kaposi sarcoma, multicentric Castleman, primary effusion lymphoma
HPV - cervical CA, anal CA, penile CA, vulvar/vaginal CA, oropharyngeal SCC
Types of low risk HPV
6, 11, 42, 43, 44, 54, 60, 61, 72
Types of high risk HPV
16, 18, 31, 33, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, 73
HPV carcinogensis
E6 protein binds p53 preventing its function (cell cycle arrest and apoptosis)
E7 protein binds RB leading to p16 overexpression
Histologic findings of acute viral hepatitis
Hepatocyte ballooning and apoptosis with resulting ceroid-laden macrophages
Cholestasis
Zone 3 lymphocytic infiltrate
Mixed portal inflammation
Specific histologic features of chronic HBV and HCV
HBV - ground-glass hepatocytes
HCV - lymphoid aggregates and reactive bile ducts, focal macrovesicular steatosis