Orthomyxovirus Flashcards

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What factors are used to name viruses?

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What is the genome structure and organization of influenza

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How many segments does the flu have? WHat do they encode for?

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How do avian influenza and human influenza binding differ?

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WHat is the influenza receptor?

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How does orthomyxovirus uncoating occur? What protein forms the channel?
What about orthomyxovirus nuclear import is unique?

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What mechanism does orthomyxovirus perform to initiate mRNA synthesis?

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What proteins are associated with mRNA synthesis? How is it synthesized?

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9
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What dictates which RNA type is made?

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10
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How is cRNA initiated?

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Where are HA and NA translated?

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What is an essential component of egress?
How has HA matured to a fusogenic state?

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13
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What are the main types of transmission for this virus?

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14
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What causes flu seasonality?

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15
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What are the flu vaccine types? How are they made?

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16
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What is the orthomyxovirus reservoir?

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17
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Why are pigs so crucial in transmission?

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18
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What occurs during binding during human to human transmission?

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19
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Why are people worried about H5N1?

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20
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WHat is antigenic drift?

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21
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What is shift?

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22
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What is reassortment?

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23
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Why was the 2009 swine flu unusual? What caused this?

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24
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What happened with the flu of 1918?

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