MYCO & VIROLOGY L7 (Semis- GIT Virus) Flashcards
Most important cause of gastroenteritis among
infants and children (<2yrs old)
Rotavirus
All RNA viruses are single-stranded EXCEPT?
Retoviridae
Virus family of Rotavirus
Reoviridae
Double-stranded RNA (dsDNA) icosahedral non-enveloped
Rotavirus (Retoviridae)
The most frequent human pathogen
Group A rotavirus
Major cause of diarrheal illness in human infants and young animals, including calves and piglets
Rotavirus (Retoviridae)
How many species of Rotaviruses?
Five species (A-E)
How many tentative species of Rotavirus?
Two tentative species (F & G)
The only group of Rotavirus that causes human disease
Group A
Rotaviruses infect cells in the ___________ (gastric and colonic mucosa are spared) and multiply into cytoplasm
villi of the small intestine
Carry epitopes important in neutralizing acitivity
VP4 & VP7
The glycoprotein being the predominant antigen
VP7
Have been implicated in large outbreaks of severe gastroenterisits in adults in China
Grooup B rotavirus
Rotaviruses multiply in the ____________ and damage their transport mechanisms
cytoplasm of enterocytes
Rotavirus infections usually predominate during the?
winter season
A viral enterotoxin and induces secretion by triggering signal transduction pathway, in which those damage cells in the lumen of intestine will be release in stool
NSP4
Viral excretion usually lasts ______ in otherwise healthy patients but may be prolonged in those with poor nutrition.
2–12 days
Vaccines for rotavirus
1) Oral live attenuated rhesus-based rotavirus vaccine
2) Oral bovine- based rotavirus vaccine
Incubation period of Rotavirus
1-3 days
Lab dx for Rotavirus
Enyzme immunoassay and RT-PCR (most sensitive)
In what year was oral bovine based rotavirus vaccine introduced?
2006
Mechanism of oral bovine based rotavirus vaccine
Delays onset of rotaviruses season
Important agents of viral
gastroenteritis in humans
Caliciviruses or family caliciviridae
Four genera of family caliciviridae
1) Norovirus
2) Sapovirus
3) Lagovirus
4) Vesivirus