Respiratory Viruses Flashcards
rhinovirus type of virus
- ss RNA
importance of rhinovirus infection when young
- may sensitive an individual to early onset asthma
do we have antivirals for RSV
- not specific ones
do we have vaccines for RSV
- no
do we have antivirals for measles
- no
do we have vaccines for measles
- yes
do you normally have a fever during a cold
what about during the flu?
- rare
- yes
how fast does a cold come on?
- over a few days
how fast does the flu come on?
- sudden
which people are most susceptible to the flu
- the very old and very young
influenza infection often coincides with bacterial superinfection from
- MRSA
- staph aureus
- strep pneumo
- Group A Strep
how long does it take after exposure to flu to develop protective serum antibody?
- about a month
viral infection of respiratory epithelium
- destroys epithelial cells
- damages mucous membrane
- membranes are colonized with bacteria
type A influenza virus affects which group
- humans and other animals
- all age groups
severity of illness for type A influenza
- moderate to severe illness
type B influenza virus affects which group
- humans only
- primarily children
importance of type C influenza virus
- no neuraminidase activity
- HA contains esterase activity instead
role of hemagglutinin
- binds the virus to cells with sialic acid on the membrane
role of neuraminidase
- cleaves sialic acid
which type of influenza virus is zoonotic
- type A
what is the process that involves gradual adaptation of zoonotic viruses that allow human infection and transmission
- antigenic drift
what is the process that involves reassortment of the SEGMENTED GENOME that potentially allows swapping of genes between different virus types
- antigenic shift
how does antigenic drift work
- accumulation of point mutations results in amino acid substitutions
- differences in antigenic sites where host antibody binds to HA and NA glycoproteins
- prevent binding of antibodies induced by previous infection
how does an antigenic shift work
- HA/NA switch to new chimeric status
antigenic shift only occurs for which type of influenza virus
- type A
MOA of amantidine and rimantadine
- M2 ion channel inhibitors that block endosomal release of disassembling virus
which type of influenza virus possesses M2 channels
- type A only