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Orthomyx Flashcards

1
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Orthomyxovirus shape

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pleomorphic

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2
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Orthomyxoviruses cause ___ and ____ infections

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URI and LRI

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3
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______ is the most common complication of Orthomyxovirus

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Pneumonia

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4
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Orthomyxovirus types

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Influenza A, B, C

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5
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Influenza type ___ is the most virulent

A

A

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Who does Influenza A infect?

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humans and wide variety of animals (Birds, swine, seals, horses)

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7
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Who does Influenza B infect?

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Only humans

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8
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Who does Influenza C infect?

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Humans and Swine

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9
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Rarest Influenza is…

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C

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10
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Influenza B epidemics are ____ because they ____

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Mild, mutate slowly

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11
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Most people have antibodies against the ___ strain of Influenza

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B

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12
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Types of Influenza that are included in the vaccine

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A + B

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13
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Types of Influenza that cause human epidemics

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A + B

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14
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Influenza virus genome (type and segmentation)

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ss(-)RNA, segments = 8 for A/B, 7 for C

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15
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Influenza surface proteins

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M1/2, Neuraminidase + Hemagglutinin

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16
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Influenza M1 protein function

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forms a layer under the host cell membrane

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17
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Influenza Capsid shape

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helical

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18
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Influenza enveloped or non?

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Enveloped

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19
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Hemagglutinin functions by…

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binding to sialic acid

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20
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Neuraminidase function

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Hydrolyze sialic acid

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21
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Influenza B doesn’t have ____

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M2 Protein

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22
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Locations of Influenza replication, assembly, and budding

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Replicates in NUCLEUS, assembles in CYTOPLASM, buds at PLASMA membrane

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23
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Influenza steps of replication (6)

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hemagglutinin BINDS to sialic acid —– virus is internalized in ENDOSOME —— endosome ACIDIFIES and capsid and vRNA are released —— vRNA goes to NUCLEUS —– mRNA is SYNTHESIZED —- mRNA TRANSPORTED to cytoplasm for protein synthesis.

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24
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Viral RNA polymerase type and subunits

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vRNA-dependent RNApol, PA/PB1/PB2

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25
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Naked influenza virus assembles in the ____ after undergoing _____

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nucleus, secondary transcription

26
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Why does influenza replicate in the nucleus

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it doesn’t Cap or Polyadenylate it’s mRNA (it has to steal the machinery from the host cell)

27
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Incubation time for influenza

28
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Primary complication of influenza

29
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Who is especially at risk for influenza

A

Women in third trimester of pregnancy —– elderly —–people with CVD

30
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Primary influenza PNA is further complicated by…

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secondary bacterial PNA

31
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Bacterial PNA from influenza… what pathogens?

A

S aureus, Strep Pneumo, H. Influenzae

32
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Which type of bacterial PNA is most serious?

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Staphylococcal PNA

33
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Sx of Bacterial PNA

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elevated WBC, bloody cough, CAVITARY infiltrate on chest Xray

34
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Non pulmonary complications of influenza

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Myositis—-Cardiac—-Reye’s—-Encephalitis

35
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Reyes Sx

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swelling of liver and brain, neuro sx and loss of consciousness

36
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Encephalitis is a complication of ________

A

influenza B

37
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Who is extremely susceptible to influenza-induced encephalitis

A

people younger than 7 or older than 55

38
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Influenza pathogenesis

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establish URI by killing epithelial cells (mucus and ciliated) —- NA cleaves Sialic acid giving access to tissue —- Desquamation —– inflammatory cell response —- Interferon & cytokine responses

39
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Influenza spread by

A

AIR (droplets) and FOMITES

40
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Influenza is stabile in…

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low temp and low humidity

41
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Seasonal Influenza is a result of…

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antigenic DRIFT. New strain may require a different vaccine.

42
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Pandemic Influenza is a result of…

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antigenic SHIFT of surface proteins. Whole population at risk.

43
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There are __ subtypes of HA and __ subtypes of NA

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16 HA 9 NA

44
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Which subtypes (for HA and NA) are known to circulate widely in humans

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H-1,2,3 N-1&2

45
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The only influenza HA strains known to cause pandemics are…

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H1, H2, H3

46
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Ag Drift results from

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point mutations

47
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Antigenic shift results from

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exchange of a gene segment (REASSORTMENT) – Due to recombination with another genome of a different antigenic type

48
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Three ways Antigenic shift can occur

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Example = Strain jumps through intermediate without changing…. Strain jumps to humans without changing…… or the intermediate gets strain from BOTH humans and bird and reassortment occurs

49
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Hemagglutinin binds to

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sialic acid

50
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Human flu HA binds to…

A

alpha 2,6 sialic acid

51
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Bird flu HA binds to

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alpha 2,3 sialic acid

52
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___ have both types of sialic acid receptors, which allows for greater chance of _____ to occur

A

Pigs……Reassortment

53
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Humans do, in fact, carry SOME _____, mostly in the trachea

A

alpha 2,3 sialic acid sequences

54
Q

Influenza antiviral drugs

A

Zanamivir, Oseltamivir…. Adamantanes

55
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Zaltamivir and Oseltamivir are active against what?

A

Influenza A + B

56
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Difference in administration of Zaltamivir and Oseltamivir

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Zan = inhalation……. Oselt = Oral

57
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Adamantanes block

A

M2 protein — entry into the endosome & viral release

58
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Influenza vaccine types

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Trivalent and Live attenuated

59
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Trivalent flu vaccine is what type?

A

inactivated.

60
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Trivalent vax made how? How does it protect?

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egg grown virus, protects via IgG

61
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Live attenuated influenza vaccine approved for ____ administration to ________ (patients)

A

nasal……..non-pregnant 2 - 49 year olds

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