POSITIVE SENSE RNA (NAKED) Flashcards
POSITIVE-SENSE
NAKED VIRUSES
Calcivirus
Hepevirus
Picornavirus
CHiP
POSITIVE SENSE | NAKED
- Very large virus family
- Smallest size
- Sensitive to acidic environment
- labile, grows at 33C
- Virion: icosahedral
- Composition: RNA 30%, protein 70%
- Replication: cytoplasm
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Two major groups of human pathogens
o Enterovirus
o Rhinovirus
PICORNA VIRUSES
PICORNA VIRUSES
____ virus family
very large
PICORNA VIRUSES
size
smallest
PICORNA VIRUSES
virion
icosahedral
PICORNA VIRUSES
composition
RNA 30%
protein 70%
PICORNA VIRUSES
replication
cytoplasm
PICORNA VIRUSES
sensitive to ____ environment
acidic
PICORNA VIRUSES
two major groups of human pathogen
enterovirus
rhinovirus
PICORNA VIRUSES | ENTEROVIRUS
- have a very restricted host range (primates)
- Three antigenic types – VP1, VP2, VP3 proteins
- Portal of entry – mouth
- Site of replication – oropharynx or intestine
- Incubation period – 7 to 14 days
- Most infections are subclinical
POLIOVIRUS
POLIOVIRUS
under what group of PICORNA virus
enterovirus
POLIOVIRUS
have a ____ host range
very restricted
POLIOVIRUS
host range
primates
POLIOVIRUS
three antigenic types
VP1
VP2
VP3
POLIOVIRUS
portal of entry
mouth
POLIOVIRUS
site of replication
oropharynx or intestine
POLIOVIRUS
most infections are ____
subclinical
POLIOVIRUS | TREATMENT & PREVENTION
drugs
no antiviral drugs, treatment is symptomatic
POLIOVIRUS
incubation period
7 - 14 days
POLIOVIRUS | CLINICAL FINDINGS
decreasing size of muscle due to aging ; not because of the virus
Progressive postpoliomyelitis muscle atrophy
POLIOVIRUS | CLINICAL FINDINGS
fever, malaise, drowsiness, headache, N&V, and sore throat
MILD DISEASE (ABORTIVE POLIOMYELITIS)
POLIOVIRUS | CLINICAL FINDINGS
aseptic meningitis
nonparalytic poliomyelitis
POLIOVIRUS | CLINICAL FINDINGS
flaccid paralysis resulting from lower motor neuron damage
▪ Memingoencephalitis, meningomyeloencephallitis
paralytic poliomyelitis
POLIOVIRUS | TREATMENT & PREVENTION
PREVENTION:
Live attenuated vaccine
Sabin vaccine
Oral vaccine, OPV
b - buhay
POLIOVIRUS | TREATMENT & PREVENTION
PREVENTION:
Killed vaccine
Salk vaccine
Inactivated vaccine, IPV
k - killed
Coxsackie virus is under what group of PICORNA virus
enterovirus
COXSACKIEVIRUS
originated from what place
Coxsackie new york
COXSACKIEVIRUS | GROUP A
transmission
fecal oral route