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Respiratory Viruses Flashcards

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rhinovirus type of virus

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    • ss RNA
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importance of rhinovirus infection when young

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  • may sensitive an individual to early onset asthma
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do we have antivirals for RSV

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  • not specific ones
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4
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do we have vaccines for RSV

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  • no
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do we have antivirals for measles

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  • no
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do we have vaccines for measles

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  • yes
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7
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do you normally have a fever during a cold

what about during the flu?

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  • rare
  • yes
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how fast does a cold come on?

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  • over a few days
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how fast does the flu come on?

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  • sudden
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which people are most susceptible to the flu

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  • the very old and very young
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influenza infection often coincides with bacterial superinfection from

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  • MRSA
  • staph aureus
  • strep pneumo
  • Group A Strep
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how long does it take after exposure to flu to develop protective serum antibody?

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  • about a month
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viral infection of respiratory epithelium

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  • destroys epithelial cells
  • damages mucous membrane
  • membranes are colonized with bacteria
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type A influenza virus affects which group

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  • humans and other animals
  • all age groups
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severity of illness for type A influenza

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  • moderate to severe illness
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type B influenza virus affects which group

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  • humans only
  • primarily children
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importance of type C influenza virus

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  • no neuraminidase activity
  • HA contains esterase activity instead
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role of hemagglutinin

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  • binds the virus to cells with sialic acid on the membrane
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role of neuraminidase

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  • cleaves sialic acid
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which type of influenza virus is zoonotic

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  • type A
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what is the process that involves gradual adaptation of zoonotic viruses that allow human infection and transmission

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  • antigenic drift
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what is the process that involves reassortment of the SEGMENTED GENOME that potentially allows swapping of genes between different virus types

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  • antigenic shift
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how does antigenic drift work

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  • 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
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how does an antigenic shift work

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  • HA/NA switch to new chimeric status
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antigenic shift only occurs for which type of influenza virus

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  • type A
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MOA of amantidine and rimantadine

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  • M2 ion channel inhibitors that block endosomal release of disassembling virus
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which type of influenza virus possesses M2 channels

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  • type A only
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MOA of zanamivir, oseltamivir, and permavir

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  • neuraminidase inhibitors
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how neuraminidase inhibitors work

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  • interfere with ability of neuraminidase to cleave sialic acid
  • stops virus from budding
30
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how influenza virus uses cap snatching

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  • flu virus makes its own mRNA
  • steals 5’ cap from host
  • propagates own life cycle and inhibits host mRNA
31
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role of Xoflusa

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  • inhibits flu cap snatching
32
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the most variable antigen on the influenza virus is what?

33
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what is a good target for a universal influenza vaccine

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  • the stem of HA
34
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structure of paramyxovirus

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  • enveloped, nonsegmented, negative sense RNA
35
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what is the life of immunity to RSV

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  • only 2-3 months
36
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who is at the greatest risk of hospitalization as a result of RSV infection

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  • young infants < 1 month
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pathogenesis of RSV

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  • mucus congests small airways of bronchioles
  • clogged also by inflammatory cells (macrophages and neutrophils)
38
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structure of flu

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  • enveloped virus with negative sense segmented genome
39
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antiviral treatment for RSV

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  • ribavirin (nonspecific)
40
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can the measles virus be transmitted from the host prior to the onset of rash

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measles pathogenesis

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  • inhaled
  • gets into lung
  • disseminates out of lung and into lymph and becomes systemic
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characteristic symptom of measles even before rash comes on

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  • Koplik’s spots - white on mucosa of the oral cavity
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main target of measles

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  • alveolar macrophages and dendritic cells
    THEN
  • T and B cells
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complications of measles

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  • pneumonia
  • immunosuppression with increased susceptibility to other infections
  • complications from CNS infection
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Coronavirus structure

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enveloped
+ ssRNA (non-segmented)

RNA packaged in coiled structure composed of nucleocapsid (N) proteins

46
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receptor for SARS-CoV-2

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ACE2 receptor expressed where

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by epithelial cells in the oral cavity and lung (intestine, kidneys and blood vessels)

48
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Comorbidities among patients at risk for serious Covid-19

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HTN and diabetes

both conditions treated with ACE inhibitors; leads to increased ACE2 expression –> may promote viral infection

49
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Differences between SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A

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SARS-CoV-2: occasional mutations (better proofreading RdRP) lead to sporadic epidemics

w/o segment, no potential for shift mediated by reassortment

Influenza: continuous drift (small-scale mutations due to error-prone RdRp)

shift (large changes in viral HA and NA due to reassortment of viral RNA segments)

50
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viruses that infect the HUMAN respiratory tract

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Influenza A/B
RSV
SARS-CoV-2

51
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Which virus can lead to SSPE (subacute sclerosing panencephalitis)

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Measles Virus

52
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For RSV, Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 name the:

time of year of infection

antivirals

vaccines

reservoir

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RSV: annual/seasonal, no specific antivirals, no licensed vaccines, humans only

Influenza: annual/seasonal, specific antivirals, vaccines available, zoonotic

SARS-CoV-2: current pandemic, no specific antivirals, vaccines available, zoonotic

53
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RSV is in the same family as which virus?

54
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RSV infection in what demographic?

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most frequent cause of lower airway disease in infants

increasingly associated wth disease in elderly and immunocompromised

55
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RSV and children

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nearly 100% children infected by 2-3 years of age

symptomatic

leads to bronchiolitis!!

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RSV bronchiolitis

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mucus and inflammatory material occlude small airways in infants and young children

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Treatment for RSV

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non-specific antiviral (ribavirin)

anti-RSV antibody

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RSV structure for attachment and entry

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viral factors: glycoprotein G, fusion protein F

host receptors: TLR4, ciliated cell receptors

59
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most common causes of bacterial superinfection

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staph. aureus and strep. pneumo

60
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Pulmonary and Non-pulmonary complications w/ Influenza

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Pulmonary → primary influenza viral pneumonia, secondary bacterial pneumonia, Croup, exacerbates lung disease

Non-pulmonary → Toxic shock syndrome (S. aureus superinfection), Guillain-Barré syndrome

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Influenza type C

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uncommon, no epidemic potential

62
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prevents binding of antibodies

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antigenic drift

63
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differences in key antigenic sites in HA and NA glycoproteins

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antigenic drift

64
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accumulation of point mutations results in amino acid substitutions

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antigenic drift

65
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reassortment of viral segments in Type A viruses

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antigenic shift

66
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may occur in animals or humans

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antigenic shift

67
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may result in new H/NN combinations

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antigenic shift

68
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Responsible for pandemics every 10-40 years

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antigenic shift

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