L2 Flashcards
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
croup, bronchitis, respiratory tract infections
Varicella Zoster Virus
chickenpox
Rotavirus →
gastroenteritis
Poliovirus →
gastroenteritis
Measles Virus Biology
Paramyxovirus
Measles virus genome
: (-)ssRNA
Measles virus Virion:
enveloped
Measles virus protein
Proteins: L – polymerase P (C&V) – phosphoprotein H – hemagglutinin F – fusion M – matrix N – nucleocapsid
Measles virus Replication in the
cell
Measles virus
Fusion protein causes
syncytia formation
Measles infection
Infection – Inhalation of aerosolized droplets
Measles incubation
Incubation period (10-14 days)
Primary infection in respiratory epithelial tissues →
measles
primary viremia
Measles Symptom onset
Coincides with second round of virus replication. Occurs in LN, tonsils, lungs, GI tract, and spleen → secondary viremia
Measles Recovery,
approximately 20 days after infection
Measles is the most
Most deadly of the childhoodrash/fever illnesses (CDC)
Measles Characteristic rash
Virus & immune response damage to epithelial and endothelial cells
Koplik spots
Measles Immune suppression
Interference with CD46 & signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM) receptors
Measles Opportunistic infections
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae
Measles blindness in
Blindness in vitamin A deficient children
Measles Acute disseminated encphalomyelitis (ADEM) –
rare 1:1000 children, demyelinating disease
Measles Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) –
very rare 1:1,000,000 children, 7 to 10 years after infection, progressive neurological deterioration
Measles symptoms
2-3 days fever + cough, coryza, & conjunctivitis
Rash: Koplik spots “small, bright red spots with bluish centers on buccal mucosa…pathognomonic for measles”
Measles in the lab
Virus isolation in culture (difficult)
Serology
ELISA, RT-PCR
Measles Prevention
One of the most contagious diseases known
Number of cases from one illness (R0) in a naïve population is 15 to 20
Measles - people are infectious
People are infectious 2-3 days prior to rash
Measles host
human only
Measles vaccine
Primary option Life long immunity Live attenuated vaccine Safe Autism & colitis correlation retracted
Measles Providing
vitamin A can reduce severity
No antivirals
Measles prevelence
Measles was declared eliminated from the US in 2000, but remains common in other countries
Measles continues to be introduced to the US through international travel
222 cases in 2011
Outbreaks continued in 2013
Brooklyn, NY – 17 yr old visited London, 58 cases total, none were previously vaccinated
NC – individual visited India, 22 cases resulting, most were not vaccine, 3 had been
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Biology
Paramyxovirus
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Biology - Genome:
(-)ssRNA
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Biology - Virion:
enveloped
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Biology proteins
Proteins: L – polymerase G – glycoprotein F – fusion M – matrix P – phosphoprotein N – nucleocapsid NS1&NS2 – replication & immune response
Respiratory syncytial virus biology Replication in the
cell – similar steps as for measles virus
RSVB Infects
ciliated cells in the respiratory tract epithelium
RSVB Fusion protein creates
syncytia