Introductions Flashcards
1
Q
Name the 5 main families of arboviruses
A
Togaviridae, Flavoviridae,
Bunyaviridae
Reoviridae
Rhabdoviridae(VSt)
2
Q
List the Togaviridae members (3 marks)
A
VEE
WEE
EEE
3
Q
List 3 Flaviviridae
A
Dengue fever virus
Yellow fever virus
West Nile virus
4
Q
List one Reoviridae
A
Colorado tick fever virus
5
Q
List one rhabdoviridae
A
Vesicular stomatitis
6
Q
List three vectors for arboviruses
A
Mosquito
Ticks
Sandflies
7
Q
Virueses spread by mosquito?
A
EEE,WEE,VEE
8
Q
List two Bunyaviridae
A
Crimean-Congo fever virus
Rift valley virus
9
Q
Viruses spread by ticks? (1 marks)
A
CCFV
10
Q
Viruses spread by sandflies?
A
Vesicular stomatitis
11
Q
Genome?
A
Class IV, +ve ssRNA
12
Q
Naked or Enveloped?
A
Enveloped
13
Q
Baltimore class?
A
IV
