Poxviruses Flashcards
1
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Poxviruses
Properties
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– complex, brick shape, linear dsDNA, cytoplasm replication
2
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Smallpox
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Smallpox – worldwide eradication, vaccinia derived vaccine, resolved with cell-mediated immunity
3
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Orf virus
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– poxvirus of sheep and goats transmitted by direct contact → single granulomatous lesion
4
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Molluscum contagiosum
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Molluscum contagiosum – groups of nodular or wart-like lesions on the trunk and proximal extremities, long incubation, molluscum bodies
