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RETRO, CALICI, REO, ORTHOYXO, FILO Flashcards

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Icosahedral, enveloped virion

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RETROVIRIDAE

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80-130 nm

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RETROVIRIDAE

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Contain an RNA-dependent DNA polymerase for replication - Reverse transcription

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RETROVIRIDAE

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Genus: Lentivirus

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RETROVIRIDAE

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2 virus: HIV and HTLV 1 and 2

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Genera: Norovirus, Sapovirus, Lagovirus, Vesivirus

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CALICIVIRIDAE

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Small, naked virus

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CALICIVIRIDAE

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HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

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RETROVIRIDAE

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HUMAN T-LYMPHOCYTROPIC VIRUS (HTLV)

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RETROVIRIDAE

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NORWALK VIRUS

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CALICIVIRIDAE

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By by Luc Montagnier (1983)

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HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

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  • Simian Virus: acquired from monkeys
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HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

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: causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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HIV-1

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: restricted in West Africa

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HIV-2

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isolated by Robert Gallo in 1981

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HUMAN T-LYMPHOCYTROPIC VIRUS (HTLV)

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: causes adult acute T-cell lymphocytic leukemia, HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis

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HTLV-1

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: linked to neurological disease

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HTLV-2

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  • Not associated w/ malignancies
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HTLV-2

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first studied from an epidemic of diarrhea in Norwalk, Ohio

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NORWALK VIRUS

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body fluids
sexual intercourse
parenteral (sharing of needles)
transfusion and organ transplantation
vertical transmission

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HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

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sexual intercourse
parenteral
transfusion

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HUMAN T-LYMPHOCYTROPIC VIRUS (HTLV)

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ingestion
- highly contagious
- gastroenteritis in adults and elderly

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CALICIVIRIDAE

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lymphadenopathy and fever

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opportunistic infections

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malignancies
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wasting
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AIDS
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dementia
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- Weight loss, malaise - Pneumocystis carinii (pneumonia) - Herpes, diarrhea - Alzheimer’s disease
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
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- Antiretroviral therapy: increases CD4 value of
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
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o: normal o: with HIV
400 <200
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AIDS was first described on June 5, 1981
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
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approx. 38 million infected worldwide (2019) prevalent in Africa
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
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8500 per day
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
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1.8M children (vertical transmission)
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
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Prevalence in 15 - 24 y/o.
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occurrence of rare diseases
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fewer than 200 CD4 lymphocytes per uL of blood
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ELISA (screening), western blot (confirmatory)
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mechanical prophylaxis, not sharing of needles, screening blood
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
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no vaccines yet
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"cocktail" - Malaria, Hepa B, Hepa C
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good hygiene water purification sewage treatment
CALICIVIRIDAE
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Helical, envelop, 75-125 nm
ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE
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with lipid bilayer envelope with surface glycoproteins (Hemagglutinin (for attachment) and Neuraminidase)
ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE
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enveloped, helical, single stranded
FILOVIRIDAE
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800-1000 nm
FILOVIRIDAE
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forms long filaments which sometimes curve back upon themselves
FILOVIRIDAE
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EBOLA VIRUS
FILOVIRIDAE
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MARBURG VIRUS
FILOVIRIDAE
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INFLUENZA A, B, AND C
ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE
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ROTAVIRUS
REOVIRIDAE
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spherical with prominent spikes
REOVIRIDAE
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acquires and loses its envelope during replication
REOVIRIDAE
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Disease: infantile gastroenteritis
REOVIRIDAE
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- 50% of diarrhea among children
REOVIRIDAE
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Severity: ++++
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Severity: ++
B
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Severity: +
C
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Animal Reservoir: Yes
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Animal Reservoir: No
B, C
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Antigenic Changes: shift, drift
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Antigenic Changes: drift
B, C
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: first reported outbreak came from Congo in 1976 near the Ebola river (highest fatality rate)
EBOLA VIRUS
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: first isolated in Marburg, Germany
MARBURG VIRUS
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fecal-oral, self-limiting
REOVIRIDAE
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droplet spray
ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE
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pattern shows school children bringing home the disease infecting other family members
ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE
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Pathogenesis: viruses attack the macrophages and liver cells
FILOVIRIDAE
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internal organs become jelly like in consistency uncontrolled bleeding under the skin
FILOVIRIDAE
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glycoprotein produced by the virus prevents cells to adhere to each other allowing blood to leak out of the blood vessels headache and severe fever
FILOVIRIDAE
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epidemics last for 3 to 6 weeks
ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE
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90% fatality rate
FILOVIRIDAE
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epidemics stop when there is not enough people to infect
FILOVIRIDAE
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person to person
FILOVIRIDAE
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via contaminated fluid (blood)
FILOVIRIDAE
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Outbreak in Africa
FILOVIRIDAE
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vaccine (for monkeys)
FILOVIRIDAE
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supportive care
REOVIRIDAE
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RotaShield vaccine
REOVIRIDAE
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- Summer, near drainage
REOVIRIDAE

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