L2- Virus structure and diagnostics Flashcards
1
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Why test for flu?
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Slide 2
2
Q
What is the structure of Influenza A and its segmented RNA genome?
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Slide 4-6
3
Q
What is HA and NA?
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Slides 7-9
4
Q
Why do influenza pandemics occur?
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Slide 10
5
Q
How are influenza strains tested and tracked?
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Slides 11-14
6
Q
What is the difference between test specificity and sensitivity?
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Slide 15
7
Q
What are some different influenza diagnostic tests?
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Slide 16
8
Q
What is virus culture and its limitations?
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Slides 17-18
9
Q
Give some examples of antigen-detecting tests?
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Slides 19-23
10
Q
What are some examples of molecular assays to test for influenza?
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Slides 24-33
11
Q
Discuss a new method of diagnosising influenza?
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Slides 34-46
