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Intro to Virology Flashcards

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1
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protein shell, or coat, that encloses the nucleic acid

genome

A

Capsid

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morphologic units seen in the electron microscope on
the surface of icosahedral virus particles; represent
clusters of polypeptides

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Capsomeres

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3
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a virus particle that is functionally deficient in some

aspects of replication

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Defective virus

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lipid-containing membrane that surrounds some virus
particles; acquired during viral maturation by a
budding process through a cellular membrane

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Envelope

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5
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virus-encoded glycoproteins or projections exposed

on the surface of the envelope

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Peplomers

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6
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the protein-nucleic acid complex representing the

packaged form of the viral genome

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Nucleocapsid

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the basic protein building block of the coat; also

known as protomer

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Structural units

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single folded viral polypeptide chain

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Subunit

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9
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the complete virus particle; serve to transfer the viral

nucleic acid from one cell to another

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Virion

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10
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very small viruses with a particle size of about 18-

26 nm

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Parvoviruses

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11
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example of parvoviruses

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HPV B19

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12
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most well-known among
polyomaviruses; causes progressive multifocal
leukoencephalopathy

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JC virus

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13
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wart” viruses which can cause genital cancer

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Papillomaviruses

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some types can persist in lymphoid tissue
• some cause acute respiratory disease,
conjunctivitis, and gastroenteritis

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adenoviruses

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15
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cause acute and chronic hepatitis

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hepadnaviruses

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oral and genital

lesions

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HSV 1 & 2

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infectious mononucleosis

and assoc with human neoplasms

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Epstein-Barr virus

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18
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Assoc. with Kaposi

sarcoma

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Human herpesvirus 8

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tend to produce vesicular skin

lesions

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poxviruses

20
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example of poxviruses

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smallpox, vaccinia,

molluscum contagiosum

21
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Include the torque teno viruses

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Anelloviruses

22
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picornaviruses that infect humans

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entero
rhino
hapato

23
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causes hepatatis A

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Hepatovirus

24
Q

Associated with gastroenteritis in humans and

animals

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astroviruses

25
Q

Similar size to picornaviruses but particles display

a distinctive star-shaped outline on their surfaces

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Astroviruses

26
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cause of epidemic acute

gastroenteritis

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Norwalkvirus

27
Q

Cup-shaped depression on the surfaces of the

particles

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Caliciviruses

28
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Human Hepatitis E virus
Small prticles (27-34 nm), ether resistant, ssRNA,
lacks genome-linked protein (VPg)
Similar to calicivirus

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Hepeviruses

29
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Reovirus that cause gastroenteritis and has a distinct wheel shaped appearance

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Rotavirus

30
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(Colorado tick fever virus)

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Coltivirus

31
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examples of Togaviruses

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Alphavirus, Rubella virus (no arthropod

vector), Eastern equine encephalitis virus

32
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Mature virions of these virus accumulate within the cisternae of
the ER

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Flaviviruses

33
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Yellow fever virus, Dengue virus, Zika

virus, Hepatitis C virus is included

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Flaviviruses

34
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virions incorporate host cell ribosomes during
maturation, giving the particles “sandy”
appearance

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Arenaviruses

35
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Example:Lassa fever

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Arenaviruses

36
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Have petal-shaped projections arranged in a fringe

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Coronaviruses

37
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MERS COV and SARS are an example of this virus

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Coronaviruses

38
Q

Round or filamentous particles with surface
projections that contains hemagglutinin or
neuraminidase activity

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Orthomyxoviruses

39
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Envelope is acquired by budding in the Golg

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Bunyaviruses

40
Q

Cause hemorrhagic fevers and neuropathy as

well as severe pulmonary syndrome

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Hantaviruses

41
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Transmitted by persistently infected rodents
(not by arthropods) via aerosols of
contaminated excreta

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Hantaviruses

42
Q

Unique among nonsegmented, negative sense

RNA viruses

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Bornaviruses

43
Q

Resembling a bullet, flat at one end and round at

the other

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Rhabdoviruses

44
Q

Cause acquired-immunodeficiency syndrome

AIDS

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Retroviruses

45
Q

Similar to orthomyxovirus but larger

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Paramyxoviruses

46
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Example: Mumps, measles, parainfluenza,
metapneumo, and respiratory syncytial virus
(RSV)

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Paramyxoviruses

47
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Examples:Marburg and Ebola viruses

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Filoviruses

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