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When asked about features of a virus, that means what family? What type of genome? Enveloped or naked? etc

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What are features of Rhinovirus and what family of viruses does it belong to?

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It is a naked, + RNA virus that is icosahedral and replicates at 33 C, it is a picornavirus

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What are the features of coronavirus?

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It is an enveloped +RNA virus, that grows at 33 C

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What are the features of Coxsackie A virus? What family?

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It is a naked and icosahedral picornavirus

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What are the features of mumps virus, what family?

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(-) RNA enveloped paramyxovirus

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What are the features of influenza virus?

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(-) RNA virus with segmented genome that is enveloped

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What are the features of adenovirus?

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Large icosahedral, naked DNA virus

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What are the features of measles virus?

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(-) RNA helical, enveloped paramyxovirus

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What are the features of Hantavirus?

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It is an enveloped (+) RNA bunyavirus with 3 segments

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What are the features of SARS?

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It is a (+) RNA coronavirus that is enveloped

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What are 2 paramyxoviruses that affect the respiratory tract?

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Mumps and Measles and both are RNA viruses

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What are the two picornaviruses that affect the respiratory tract? What is the major difference in terms of replication?

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Rhinovirus and Coxsackie virus–both are (+) stranded RNA viruses but rhinovirus only grows at 33 C

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Why are fomites more important for rhinovirus transmission than coronavirus?

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Rhinovirus is a naked virus (+) RNA picornavirus

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If, hypothetically, rhinovirus could grow at 37 C would it cause pneumonia, why or why not?

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YES it could. Because its receptor is the I-CAM receptor which is also present in the lung.

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Which time of year is best for influenza virus? For rhinovirus?

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Influenza is fall to spring and rhinovirus is spring to fall.

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Why do Amish kids get epiglottitis more so than most kids?

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Because the most common cause of epiglottitis is H. influenza B which we vaccinate against, but Amish don?t get vaccines

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What is the etiology of the most common cause of pharyngitis?

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Mostly from rhinovirus and that is from POST-NASAL DRIP from the rhinitis

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What are the features of the virus that causes pharyngoconjunctival fever?

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It is a large naked DNA virus that is icosahedral; adenovirus

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What are the features of the virus that causes hand foot and mouth disease?

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It is a (+) RNA picornavirus that is NAKED

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Which strands of Coxsackie A cause hand foot and mouth (4)

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5, 9, 10, and mainly 16

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Which strands of Coxsackie A cause herpangina?

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A2-A6

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There are rapid tests for which 3 causes of pharyngitis?

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Monospot, Rapid strep, and Rapid test for influenza virus

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The respiratory virus that can cause orchitis has what features?

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It is a (-) RNA enveloped paramyxovirus

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What are 4 respiratory viruses that can cause syncytia?

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RSV and the paramyxoviridae: parainfluenza, mumps virus, and measles virus

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If a person has a seal bark cough, what anatomical location is infected? By what virus?

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Larynx/trachea caused by parainfluenza virus, a paramyxovirus

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What is the MOA of the DOC used to treat the #1 cause of bronchiolitis in children?
It is a guanosine analogue (RIBAVIRIN) and it is used to treat RSV
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What are the general features of influenza virus?
It is a negative RNA SEGMENTED and enveloped virus
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The inability of Influenza's RNA polymerase to proofread is responsible for what kind of outbreaks?
Epidemics/endemics because this is genetic drifts--small changes in the H/N antigens
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Which strains of influenza cannot undergo antigenic shift? Why not?
Influenza B and C cannot do shift b/c they ONLY AFFECT HUMANS
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Which influenza drugs block the ability of the virus to enter cells? Which block it's ability to exit?
Entrance = adamantanes block M protein; Exiting = neuraminidase inhibitors as N is used to cleave sialic acid on the way out
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If a strain of influenza can infect both ducks and humans what type is it?
Type A, can undergo antigenic shift
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How does adenovirus get into cells?
Penton fibers
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If a military recruit were vaccinated against adenovirus but got acute respiratory syndrome anyway, which serotype did he/she get?
3, serotypes 4 + 7 are in the vaccine
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How do you differentiate adenovirus from influenza?
Adenovirus is a DNA virus and Influenza is a (-) RNA virus
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What are the features of the virus that causes Koplick spots?
(-) RNA helical, enveloped paramyxovirus
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What causes a rash from the forehead down? A rash from behind the ears and down?
Forehead down is german measles, behind the ears and down is measles
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What is the major manifestation of Hantavirus?
A cardiopulmonary failure from massive pulmonary edema causing acute cor pulmonale
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How is hantavirus transmitted?
By inhaling mouse droppings
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Hx of travel to Saudi Arabia and now have pneumonia?
MERS-- a special coronavirus
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What is the mechanism of pathogenesis of a virus in which Hx of travel to Hong Kong or Toronto is significant?
This is SARS and the mechanism of pathogenesis is unknown
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Guillian Barre is a rare complication of what virus?
Influenza Virus (-) RNA enveloped, segmented virus
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What other two respiratory viruses belong to the family of viruses of the virus that can cause subacute sclerosing panencephalitis?
SSPE is caused by measles virus, a paramyxovirus and the other 2 are MUMPS and PARAINFLUENZA
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Which virus displays a tissue tropism for pulmonary endothelial cells?
Hantavirus
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What pathogen is acquired by inhaling mouse droppings, mouse urine?
Mouse droppings = hantavirus; mouse urine = Leptospira interoggans
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It's June, dude's got rhinitis, what receptor did the virus bind to?
I-CAM 1, this is cold season and rhinovirus binds to this receptor
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It's December, dude's got a rhinitis and hacking cough, what receptor did the virus bind to?
Sialic acid, he's got the flu and influenza binds to sialic acid
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A person with a steeple sign on CXR will have what clinical Sx?
SEAL BARK COUGH, parainfluenza laryngitis
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What is the DOC for a child who has severe respiratory Sx and whose parents have a cold?
Ribavirin, this is classic for RSV
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Adamantines are effective against which type of influenza?
Type A only
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Aside from Hantavirus what other 2 pathogens are notable for being localized to desert southwest?
Plague and Coccidiodes
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This is a picornavirus, (+) RNA and icosahedral that CAN replicate at 37 C
Coxsackie A virus
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This is a (+) RNA virus that is enveloped and replicates at 33 C
CORONAVIRUS --THE ENVELOPE
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This is a (+) RNA bunyavirus w/ 3 helical segments
Hantavirus

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