Poxvirus Flashcards

0
Q

In EM they appear?

A

Brickshaped or ellipsoid

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1
Q

Largest virus

A

Pox

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2
Q

Replication takes place in

A

Cytoplasm

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3
Q

Released thru?

A

Lysis ( envelope acquired in the cytoplasm)

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4
Q

Etiologic agent of small pox

A

Variola

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5
Q

Dna is rich in whay bases?

A

AT

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6
Q

Used for smallpox vaccines

A

Vaccinia

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7
Q

Describe virion of pox

A

Core and lateral bodies;
Ridges;
Oval/brickshaped

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8
Q

Has low GC content except for

A

ParaPoxvirus

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9
Q

This step requires newly synthesiZed virus

A

Uncoating

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10
Q

Primary hosts are humans

A

Variol
Vaccinia
Molluscum

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11
Q

Difference of variola and vaccinia

A

Variola has NARROW host range

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12
Q

Similarities of variola and vaccinia

A

Bth grow on culture (egg, animal)

Similar nucleotide

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13
Q

______ infection does not occur in variola

A

Asymptatic

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14
Q

Transmision of variola

A

Resp droplet

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15
Q

Types of variola major

A
OMFH
Ordinary
Modified
Flat
Hemorrhagic
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16
Q

What do you call the intracytoplasmic inclusion body of variola?

A

Guarneri bodies

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17
Q

Primary viremia occurs in variola where?

A

Lymph nodes ( spleen, BM, liver…)

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18
Q

Secondary viremia

A

Skin and mucus membrane

19
Q

Clinical disease of variola

A

Pre eruptive phase;
Early (6-9thday);
Late

20
Q

Epithelial cells of malphigian layer became swollen and underwent

A

Balooning defeneration

21
Q

Variola has Similar histopath occurs with vaccinia the difference is…

A

Localized pustular lesions only

22
Q

Orthopox cannot be diffd in EM w one another, in what genera can it be diffd

A

Tana and parapox

23
Q

How to diffd orthopox groups?

A

Embryo chick: vaccinia are large w necrosis; variola are smaller

24
Q

Poxvirus that cannot be cultured?

A

Molluscum

25
Q

Immune system used by hosts w variola

A

Cell mediated immunity rather than antibody

26
Q

Effective as prophylaxis for smallpox

A

Methiazone

27
Q

Order of primary response in vaccinia

A
Papule
Vesiculation
Pustule
Crust
Pochmark
28
Q

Termed as partial response only; lesions are seen rapidly and less severe

A

Vaccinoid response

29
Q

Most serious compliacation of vaccinia

A

CNS disease

30
Q

Most common complication of vaccinia

A

Inadvertent autoinoculation

31
Q

Vaccinia Contraindicated in?

A

Pregnant ( fetal vaccinia)

32
Q

Failure of initial lesion to heal and appearance of sec lesion elsewhere

A

Progressive vaccinia

33
Q

Only diff of monkeypox to orthopox

A

Cervical and inguinal lymphadenopathy

34
Q

Cowpox Diffd from vaccinia by these lesions on chick embryo

A

Deep red hemorrhagic lesions

35
Q

Natural reservoir of cowpox

A

Rodents

36
Q

Autoinoculation to the eyes

A

Cowpox

37
Q

Painful lesions ( macules, papules, papillomatous)

A

Parapox orf

38
Q

Milkers nodule virus

A

Pseudocowpox

39
Q

Painless but itchy ( papules then nodules)

A

Pseudocowpox

40
Q

2 stages of tanapox disease

A

Pre eruptive

Eruptive

41
Q

Define pre eruptive of tanapox

A

Fever, headache, itching

42
Q

Transmission of tanappx?

A

Vector

43
Q

Transmission of molluscum

A

Fomites

44
Q

Umbilicated lesions with satellite nodules in molluscum

A

Asymptomatic lesion

45
Q

Discrete dome shaped waxy papules that changes color from white to pink to yellow in nolluscum

A

Charracteristic lesion

46
Q

Found from rhesus monkeys

A

Yaba monkey pox