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Lec19,20-MMR, Randos, and Prions Flashcards

1
Q

What type of genome is Measles rockin’?

A

(-)ssRNA

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2
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Is Measles enveloped or non-enveloped?

A

Enveloped

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3
Q

Does measles have an iceberg effect?

A

NO! everyone presents

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4
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Is there one serotype for measles? (aka a vaccine?)

A

Yes, there is only 1 serotype=vaccine

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5
Q

What type of vaccine is used for measles?

A

Attenuated

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6
Q

What is the #1 risk factor for death in measles?

A

Malnutrition

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7
Q

BIG FREAKING QUESTION! BOARDS!! Which virus manifests into small bluish-white spots on the buccal mucosa? What are theses spots called?

A

KOPLIK SPOTS=MEASLES

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8
Q

Where is the first site of infection for measles?

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Respiratory epithelium

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9
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What about measles pathology allows for opportunistic infections?

A

immune suppression

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10
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What family of virus does measles belong?

A

Para-my-xo-virus

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11
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What family of virus does mumps belong to?

A

Para-my-xo-virus

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12
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What type of genome does mumps have?

A

(-)ssRNA

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13
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Is mumps enveloped or non-enveloped?

A

enveloped

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14
Q

What are the two manifestations of mumps?

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mumps=bumps! swollen salivary glands and testicular glands–>sterility! yikes!

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15
Q

What type of genome does Rubella have?

A

(+)ssRNA

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16
Q

What is rubella’s envelope status?

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enveloped

17
Q

What is Rubella’s family?

A

Toga-virus

18
Q

What is the slang for rubella?

A

“German measles”

19
Q

Is there death associated with rubella?

A

Nope, vaccine is just to protect it from passing on

20
Q

What is a ArBovirus?

A

its a Arthropod Born virus!

21
Q

What are the two types of ArBoviruses we discussed? What are examples of each?

A

TogaVirus (Rubella, EEE) and Flavi-virus(West Nile)

22
Q

Concerning the Flavi-virus…Which disease was enchepholopathy and which disease caused hemmoragic effects?

A

West nile=enchep….DENGUE fever=hemmorage

23
Q

What is a RoBoVirus?

A

A ROdent BOrn virus!

24
Q

What is the family in the RoBovirus? What is an example?

A

Arenavirus(HANTA…no not hana…FEVER)

25
Q

What family is Ebola in?

A

FiloVirus (the SON of WHAT!!??)

26
Q

What is the infectious agent for “scrapie”?

A

Protease-Resistant-Prion-Protein

27
Q

What build up does PrPres cause?

A

Amyloid!

28
Q

How do you transmit human spongiform enceph?

A

KURU-ritual brain consumption

29
Q

How do you transmit from cow to human?

A

CJD-Creutzfeldt -Jakob Disease

30
Q

What is the fancy name for mad cow disease?

A

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

31
Q

What family does smallpox virus belong to?

A

Variola Virus

32
Q

What is smallpox virus genome?

A

dsDNA

33
Q

What is the mortality rate of smallpox?

A

33%

34
Q

What is the scar rate of smallpox (assuming you survived)?

A

33%

35
Q

What the concept of a vaccination really thought up by Edward Jenner?

A

NAW it was going on for centuries in the east!

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