Orthomyxovirus Flashcards
What factors are used to name viruses?
What is the genome structure and organization of influenza
How many segments does the flu have? WHat do they encode for?
How do avian influenza and human influenza binding differ?
WHat is the influenza receptor?
How does orthomyxovirus uncoating occur? What protein forms the channel?
What about orthomyxovirus nuclear import is unique?
What mechanism does orthomyxovirus perform to initiate mRNA synthesis?
What proteins are associated with mRNA synthesis? How is it synthesized?
What dictates which RNA type is made?
How is cRNA initiated?
Where are HA and NA translated?
What is an essential component of egress?
How has HA matured to a fusogenic state?
What are the main types of transmission for this virus?
What causes flu seasonality?
What are the flu vaccine types? How are they made?
What is the orthomyxovirus reservoir?
Why are pigs so crucial in transmission?
What occurs during binding during human to human transmission?
Why are people worried about H5N1?
WHat is antigenic drift?
What is shift?
What is reassortment?
Why was the 2009 swine flu unusual? What caused this?
What happened with the flu of 1918?
