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Lecture 2- Childhood Viral Diseases Flashcards

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Measles is a…. and it’s genome is… meaning it has to have a polymerase protein with it to be successful at replication

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paramyxovirus

(-)ssRNA

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Is measles enveloped ?

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Yes

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Measles replication takes place in the…

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cytoplasm

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Measles has a fusion protein that causes…

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syncytia formation

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Measles… out of the cell at the end of replication

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buds

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The disease measles is obtained through…

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inhalation of aerosolized droplets

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The incubation period of measles is….days

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10-14

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The primary infection of measles happens in the…. tissues and this is primary…

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  • respiratory epithelial

- viremia

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The symptom onset of measles coincides with…

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the second round of virus replication

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10
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The secondary viremia stage of measles occurs in…

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  • lymph nodes
  • tonsils
  • lungs
  • GI tract
  • spleen
  • skin
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The 5 clinical symptoms of measles are (2-3 days after infection)

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  1. conjunctivitis
  2. cough
  3. fever
  4. koplik’s spots
  5. characteristic rash
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12
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Recovery from measles is approximately… days after infection

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20

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13
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… is the most deadly of the childhood rash/fever illnesses

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measles

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A possible complication of measles is…. which leads to opportunistic infections (Streptococcus pneumoniae, staphylococcus aureus and haemophilus influenzae)

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immune suppression

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15
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Measles causes immune suppression by interfering with

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CD46 and signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM) receptors

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A complication of measles can be… in … deficient children

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  • blindness

- vitamin A

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17
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A complication of measles can be…. which is rare, 1:1000 children and is a demyelinating disease

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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)

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A complication of measles can be …. which is very rare, 1:1,000,000 children, happens 7-10 years after infection and is a progressive neurological deterioration

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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)

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… are described as small, bright red spots with bluish centers on buccal mucosa… pathognomonic for measles

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koplik spots

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20
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3 ways to diagnose measles

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  1. virus isolation in culture (difficult)
  2. serology
  3. ELISA
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… is one of the most contagious diseases known

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measles

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The number of cases from one illness in a naive population for a measles infection is

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15 to 20

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23
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With measles, people are infectious … prior to rash

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2-3 days prior

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24
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In measles… are the only host

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humans

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25
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The most important way to prevent measles is through

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vaccination

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26
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The measles vaccine is has… immunity, is a …. vaccine and is safe (autism and colitis correlation retracted)

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  • life long

- live attentuated

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27
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There are no antivirals for measles but providing… can reduce severity of a measles infection

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-vitamin A

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28
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Measles was declared …. from the US in 2000 but remains common in other countries so it continues to be introduced in the US through international travel

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eliminated

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29
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus is a…. and is… which means it needs to bring in a polymerase for successful replication

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  • paramyxovirus

- (-)ssRNA

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30
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Is Respiratory syncytial virus enveloped of not?

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yes

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RSV infects the…. and is limited to this area

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ciliated cells in the respiratory tract epithelium

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32
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RSV has a …. that creates syncytia

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fusion protein

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33
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RSV… from cellular surface like measles

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buds

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34
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… is the most important viral agent of serious pediatric respiratory tract infections

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RSV

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35
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Infection of RSV is by…

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inhalation of aerosol, fomites (inadamant objects like doorknob)

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36
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RSV is limited to…

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respiratory tract

37
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Incubation period of RSV is…. days

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4-5

38
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RSV can cause a lower respiratory tract infection…. days after upper respiratory tract infection

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1-3

39
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Recovery from RSV takes… days after symptom onset

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7-12

40
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RSV is a virus that infects…

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humans

41
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RSV has no… reservoir

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animal

42
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Infection of RSV does not yield …

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life long immunity

43
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In an RSV infection there is… cytotoxicity which is though to result in…

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  • low

- slower immune response

44
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Risk factors for RSV are…

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  • attending day care

- school age siblings

45
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Risk for more severe disease from RSV: (4)

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  • premature birth
  • male
  • second hand smoke
  • lack of breast feeding
46
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… may be used for RSV prevention which is administered by inhalation

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ribavirin (antiviral)

47
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Is there a vaccine for RSV?

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no

48
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… which is a humanized monoclonal antibody is a possible prevention for RSV and it targets … and given… once a month. This is an example of…

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  • Palivizumab
  • F protein
  • IM
  • Passive immunoprophylaxis
49
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Varicella Zoster Virus also known as… is a…. and it’s genome is… and it has… of proteins

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  • chickenpox
  • alphaherpesvirus
  • dsDNA, large
  • hundreds
50
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Is Varicella enveloped?

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yes

51
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Varicella needs an…. cell for replication

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active

52
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In a resting cell, varicella causes a …. infection

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latent

53
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For varicella, replication happens in the … this virus causes… and … from the cellular surface

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  • nucelus
  • fusion
  • buds
54
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Varicella infects…. cells 1st

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neighboring

55
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Infection of varicella occurs through…

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inhalation of aerosolized droplets

56
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Incubation period of varicella is…

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10-21 days

57
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… immunity is key to controlling varicella infection

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cell mediated

58
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Symptoms of varicella

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1-fever

2-rash

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In a varicella infection, a rash will appear… days after symptom onset and it will progress for… days and will be primarily on the…

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  • 1-2 days
  • 3-6 days
  • scalp, face and trunk
60
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Recovery for a varicella infection is usually…. post symptom onset

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2 weeks

61
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Chickenpox usually established latent infections that can be reactivated which is…

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shingles

62
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Chickenpox should not be confused with… the difference is chickenpox marks will be located on the… and smallpox marks will be on the…

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  • smallpox
  • torso
  • extremities
63
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The primary prevention for varicella is…

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vaccination

64
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The vaccine for varicella has… immunity and is a…. vaccine

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  • life long

- live attenuated

65
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Besides vaccination, there is also an… for chickenpox called…

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  • antiviral

- acyclovir

66
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Acyclovir, which is an antiviral for chickenpox interferes with… but cannot eliminate a…and does not prevent… of cells

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  • genome replication
  • latent virus
  • infection
67
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Poliovirus is a…. and it’s genome is…

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  • Picornavirus

- (+)ssRNA

68
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Is poliovirus enveloped?

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-no

also no fusion

69
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The proteins of poliovirus are…

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  • capsid VP1, VP2, VP3, VP4

- nonstructural proteases, polymerases

70
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Repilcation of Poliovirus is in the…

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cytoplasm

71
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Poliovirus is a … transmission

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fecal oral

72
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Primary replication of Poliovirus is in…. of the small intestine. This is minor…

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  • Peyer’s patches
  • small intestine
  • viremia
73
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Infection of Poliovirus can be as few as…

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100 TCID50

74
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Fecal shedding of poliovirus happens for… weeks

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6

75
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There is… involvement in 1:200 of poliovirus infections

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CNS

76
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Risk factors for CNS involvement from Poliovirus are…

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  1. physical exertion
  2. trauma
  3. tonsillectomy
77
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When there is CNS involvement in a poliovirus infection, the virus replicates in the… of brain and spinal cord. This causes…. from anterior horn damage and …. from damage to the medulla oblongata

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  • gray matter
  • limb paralysis
  • respiratory paralysis
78
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The primary prevention for poliovirus is…

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vaccination

79
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There are 2 effective vaccines for poliovirus…

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Salk- killed

Sabin- live attentuated

80
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Poliovirus is targeted for…

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eradication

81
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Poliovirus only occurs in… there is no… reservoir

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  • humans

- animal reservoir

82
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The Rotavirus is a… and its genome is…

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-Reoviridae
-dsRNA,
(11 segmented genome)

83
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Is Rotavirus enveloped?

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no

84
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Replication for rotavirus is in the…

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cytoplasm

85
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Rotavirus is passed through…

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fecal oral transmission

86
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Incubation of the rotavirus is… days, the symptoms are..

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  • 2 days

- vomiting and fever

87
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Severe disease of Rotavirus is most common in…

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6-24 month old children

88
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There are … vaccines available for rotavirus

A

-infant

Rotateq and Rotarix

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