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Picornaviridae Flashcards

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What are the morphologic features of Picornaviridae?

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  • Single-stranded positive-sense non-enveloped RNA viruses
  • Smallest RNA viruses
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What are the genera included under Picornaviridae?

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  • Rhinoviruses
  • Enteroviruses
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What are the groups of rhinoviruses?

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Group A, group B, group C

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What are the receptors that rhinoviruses bind to?

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  • Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1)
  • Low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR)
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How are rhinoviruses transmitted?

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  • Hand to hand
  • Hand to eye
  • Hand–object–hand (fomites)
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Why can rhinoviruses not be transmitted through food?

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They are acid labile; complete inactivation occurs at pH 3.0

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What are the clinical features of infection with rhinoviruses?

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Asymptomatic or upper respiratory tract infection (common cold; coryza; rhinosinusitis), with symptoms:

  • Chilliness
  • Runny nose
  • Sore throat
  • Coughing
  • Sneezing
  • Nasal congestion
  • Headache
  • Low-grade fever
  • Fatigue and malaise
  • Exacerbation of the symtpoms of acute asthma or COPD
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What is the course of infection with rhinoviruses?

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  • Short incubation period of 2–4 days
  • Illness lasts about 7 days
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How are rhinoviruses diagnosed?

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Real-time PCR

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How are rhinoviruses treated?

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Symptomatic treated

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Are there vaccines for rhinoviruses?

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No

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Why is immunity to rhinoviruses so short lived?

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There are more than 150 types

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What is the seasonality of rhinovirus infection?

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Common in fall, winter, and spring

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What are the viruses included in the genus Enterovirus?

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  • Poliovirus
  • Coxsackieviruses A and B
  • Echoviruses
  • Enteroviruses
  • Parechoviruses
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How many types of poliovirus are there?

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Three antigenic types

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How is poliovirus transmitted?

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  • Mouth is the portal of entry
  • Primary replication takes place in the oropharynx or intestine
  • Poor hygiene and sanitation is linked to spread of the virus by the fecal–oral route
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What are the features of infection with poliovirus?

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  • Asymptomatic infection in 90–99% of cases
  • Acute febrile illness (the most common clinical picture): fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, constipation, sore throat
  • Nonparalytic poliomyelitis (aseptic meningitis): stiffness and pain in the back nad neck with rapid and complete recovery
  • Paralytic poliomyelitis: flaccid paralysis resulting from lower motor neuron damage and subsequent muscle atrophy. Fatality in 5–10% of cases due to respiratory failure by depression of the respiratory centers
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How does poliovirus spread throughout the nervous system?

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It spreads along the axons of peripheral nerves to the CNS, where it continues to progress along fibers of lower motor neurons to increasingly involve the spinal cord or the brain

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How is poliovirus diagnosed?

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  • Virus culture
  • PCR
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Are there vaccines for poliovirus?

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  • Oral polio virus (OPV, Sabin vaccine; live attenuated): has higher efficacy but may rarely cause poliomyelitis
  • Inactivated polio virus (IPV, Salk vaccine): has lower efficacy but is safer
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Is immunity to poliovirus observed after infection?

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Yes, and this immunity is permanent for that antigenic type. Cross-protection is observed between types

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There have been many efforts to eradicate poliovirus after the eradication of smallpox, yet these attempts have all failed. Why is this?

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There is a high rate of asymptomatic disease and transmission, leading to undiscovered carriers and an unbreakable chain of infection

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What are the diseases caused by coxsackieviruses A and B?

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  • Aseptic meningitis: full recovery in most patients
  • Herpangina (caused by group A): fever and sore throat with discrete vesicles on the posterior half of the palate, pharynx, tonsils, or tongue. Frequent in small children. Self-limited
  • Acute febrile illness with or without skin rash: frequent during summer
  • Common cold
  • Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (caused by group A and enterovirus): oral and pharyngeal ulcerations and a vesicular rash of the palms and soles that may spread to the arms and legs. Self-limited
  • Pleurodynia (epidemic myalgia; caused by group B): fever and stabbing chest pain. Self-limited
  • Myocarditis: acute inflammation of the heart or pericardium. May be fatal
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Which diseases are caused by coxsackievirus A only?

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  • Herpangina
  • Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
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Which diseases are caused by coxsackievirus B only?

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Pleurodynia

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What are the diseases caused by echovirus, enterovirus, and parechovirus?

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  • Aseptic meningitis
  • Encephalitis
  • Febrile illnesses with or without rash
  • Common cold
  • Acute hemorrhagic conjuncitivitis
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Are there vaccines for echovirus, enterovirus, and parechovirus?

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No

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How are echovirus, enterovirus, and parechovirus diagnosed?

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Real-time PCR

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