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Lect.1 Flashcards

1
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are obligate intracellular parasite

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Viruses

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2
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composed of only proteinaceous matter responsible for human disease

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Prions

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3
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Sizes?

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Parovirus- 20nm

Poxvirus- 300 nm

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4
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Viruses are described as ___ cz they pass through bacterial filters

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filterable agents

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5
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Capsomeres are subunits that are

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bound to covalent bonds to facilities release of genome during replication

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6
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____ found on the envelope of viruses can act as legends for virus or have certain activities

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Spikes

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7
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enveloped viruses are sensitive to ether?

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  • dissolves lipids present on envelope /lossing its ligand
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8
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Loss of envelope led to the loss of infectivity ?

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Ligand present on surface is lost

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9
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Role of host in virus replication?

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Acts as a factory, providing substrates, energy and machinery for synthesis of coat proteins and nucleic acid genomes

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10
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Steps of Virus Replication?

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  • Recognition & Attachment to the target cells

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11
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Receptor recognition of HIV?

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CD4 receptors of the T-helper cells

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12
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Receptor recognition of Enveloped Influenza virus?

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Hemagglutinin

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13
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Viruses may prefer certain target tissue

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Tropism

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14
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some viruses at neural PH promote cell-to-cell fusion ?

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Syncytia

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15
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Examples of some viruses at neural PH promote cell-to-cell fusion ?

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Measles Paramyxovirus, HIV

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16
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The virus is then delivered to the replication site

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Uncoating

17
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DNA viruses replicate in the nucleus except:

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Proxvirus

18
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RNA viruses replicates in the cytoplasm except :

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Retroviruses

19
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penetration aka:

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Viropexis

20
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The most important step in virus Replication

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Synthesis of Macromols

21
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RNA virus must ______ during the stage of synthesis of Macromols

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encode for enzymes which transcript the RNA

22
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What happens to DNA viruses during the stage of synthesis?

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DNA Viruses replicate in the nucleus utilizing the cells DNA-dependent RNA polymeraze

23
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replication differs according to the ___

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type of the nucleic acid core

24
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____ are released after cell lysis

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Naked virus

25
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How are naked viruses released after cell lysis?

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Budding

26
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How are viruses ( that acquire their envelope) in the cytoplasm released?

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Require cell lyses before released

27
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The time interval after penetration and before assembly

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Eclipse

28
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During the eclipse cycle, ______ could not be isolated

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Infective Virion

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