Pox Virus-Pox In A Box Flashcards
What are the members of the Pox Virus family
Small pox
Cow Pox
Molluscum Cantageosum
What is the nucleic acid of Pox viruses
DNA
What is the largest known DNA virus
Pox virus
What is the source of envelope in Pox virus
Makes its own
What machinery is used in the replication of pox virus
All viral, since it brings its own DNA and RNA polymerase
What is the location of replication for the Pox virus
Cytoplasm, which is unlike other DNA viruses
What are the diagnostic features of infection with Pox virus
Guarneri bodies, which are viral intracytoplasmic bodie, particularly type B
What is the morphological shape of Pox virus
Dumbbell shapes
What is the clinical presentation of Pox virus infection
Variale raised skin lesions
What are the clinical presentations of Molluscum contageosum virus
Flesh colored, dome shaped, umbilicated lesions on the trunk (can be everywhere but the palms and soles
How is Molluscum contageosum spread
Sexual contact in adults
If someone has a Molluscum contageosum infection and it disseminates, which condition should be tested for
HIV, since it occurs in immunosupressed patients
