Review 2 Flashcards
What are antivirals used for in influenza?
treatment: reduce illness duration
prophylaxis: 70% effective in preventing flu
How do adamantanes work?
They block uncoating (block M2 channels from allowing pH to drop)
What do adamantanes work on
just influenza A
how do Neuraminidase inhibitors work?
They block budding of the influenza virus from the infected cell.
What do neuraminidase inhibitors work on
Influenza A and B
What are the names of adamantanes and Neuraminidase inhibitors
adamantanes - amantadine, rimantadine
neuraminidase inhibitors - oseltamivir, zanamavir
How is noro spread?
Fecal-oral
What is an important receptor for noro?
The H antigen which is a precursor to A, B, and O blood types on RBC’s
Who can resist noro?
non-secretors of H antigen (it’s not on their epithelial cells).
Where does noro replicate?
in the jejunum
What are the sx of noro?
vomiting
diarrhea
noro immunity?
none. people can get reinfected over and over again. sometimes within the same month
what types of populations is noro associated with?
closed populations like cruise ships, nursing homes
what makes noro selective for these populations
- little host immunity
- efficient transmission by food
- very stable virus (not killes by soap, EtOh, etc.)
How is rotavirus spread?
fecal oral
Who gets rotavirus?
6 mos - 2 years
what are the sx
vomiting and diarrhea
immunity to rota?
sort of. people usually will become immune and just have subsequent sub-clinical infections where they still shed virus and all.
Who is rota a big problem for?
developing world?
How is it similar to influenza A
- segmented genome
2. antigenic variations (antigenic shift and drift) just like flu
how does polio spread
fecal-oral
describe the pathogenesis of polio
gets in through the GI lumen -> GI lymphatics ->primary viremia (circulating in the blood) -> replication in viscera (organs) -> secondary viremia -> spreads to the CNS
What cells in the CNS does polio infect
motor neurons in the ventral horn
What does polio do to these cells?
causes cell death
What is the rate of inapparent and abortive polio?
95%
polio leading to aseptic meningitis?
4%
rate of paralytic polio?
1%
What are the advantages to the inactivated polio vaccine
- no backmutation
2. easy to combine with other vaccines
What are the downsides of IPV
- injection
- no mucosal immunity
- expensive
What are the advantages to the oral polio vaccine
- mucosal immunity
- long lasting immunity
- ease of administration
- cheap
What are the downsides to OPV?
- BACK MUTATION, FOOLS!!!
2. Need cold chain for transport
How does measles spread?
respiratory spread
Describe measles pathogenesis
infection of respiratory epithelium -> primary viremia -> replication in reticuloendothelial cells (liver, spleen, monos) -> widespread disseminated replication
What are the classic measles sx
- cough
- coryza
- conjunctivitis
- koplik’s spot
THEN rash
Immunity to natural measles infection?
life-long
complications from measles
respiratory: pneumonia
CNS: encephalitis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis)
GI: gastroenteritis, hepatitis
Describe importance and presentaiton of koplik’s spots
- they precede the rash
2. they are blue-shite spots w/ surrounding erythema
How does the measles rash spread?
goes from the face downward. rash present on palms and soles. It is a flat rash.
the macules will become confluent with time
What are the fecal-oral hepatitides
A and E
What are the blood-borne hepatitides
B, D, and C
What hepatitides incubate for 2-7 weeks?
A and E
What hepatitides incubates for 2-23 weeks
C
What hepatitides incubate for 4-25 weeks?
B and D
What hepatitides cause chronic hepatitis
B/D, and C
Which hepatitides have vaccines?
B, A, E (not in the US)
What is it that actually causes hepatic damage in Hepatitis?
The CTL response damages the liver
What lab tests do we use for viral hepatitis?
AST and ALT show elevation with hepatic injury
What will present after abnormal LFTs?
bilirubin levels will be more elevated later. esp, during acute infection
What do we use for Hep A-D for Acute tests
A - IgM anti-HAV
D - IgM anti-HDV
C - Anti-HCV
What do we use for for chronic tests?
D IgG and IgM anti-HDV.
C - anti-HCV+ and the rising and falling of liver enzymes
What is the progression of sx of hepatitis after the asymptomatic incubation period?
1-2 weeks of fever, fatigue, nausea, abdominal pain
then later there will be dark urine, clay-coloured stool. Then 1-5 days later there will start to be jaundice, enlarged/tender liver. 1-4 months later there will be recovery OR chronic infection
What is the risk of chronic Hep B for adults?
~1% due to the good immune response. Low risk of cancer
What is the risk of chronic hep B for kids at birth?
90% due to bad immune response. The risk of cancer is high for these little tikes
What is the rate of chronic infection going into a nonreplicative phase?
10%per year of chronic infections will enter a nonreplicative phase which carries a low rate of transmission and little/no liver injury. Mostly asymptomatic
what occurs during the replicative phase of chronic infection
there is abundant virus. High rate of transmission and ongoing liver injury
What is the first thing that you see in Acute HepB
HB surface Ag. It spill out in larger numbers than needed for viral replication. you will then see a huge
What is made after this?
HB e Antigen. This is a protein cleaved from the core cassette
What is the first antibody response that you see with HepB?
IgM directed against the HB core antigen
What happens after the IgM against core antigen?
you get IgG against Core antigen AND eventually the anti-HB e antigen antibodies
When does someone have longstanding HB immunity?
When there is antibody against the HB surface antigen (anti-HBs)
What happens during chronic HepB infection?
you get the same HBsAg test positive and then the IgM anti-HBc and class-switch to IgG. BUT you never end up with the nice anti-HBsAg response
What tests are positive for acute HBV?
HBsAg, HBeAg, IgM anti-HBc
What tests are positive for Recovered HBV?
IgG anti-HBe, IgG anti-HBc, IgG anti-HBs (this is the important one)
What tests are positive for chronic infection?
IgG anti-HBc, HBsAg, HBeAg (could be + if ongoing damage or - if in a latent phase), anti-HBeAg (variable)
What tests are positive for vaccinated individuals
anti-HBs
Why is HDV dependent on HBV?
It uses the HBV capsid protein
What does HDV do during acute HBV infection?
This co-infection is pretty bad and will lead to increased risk of fulminant hepatitis. It will clear though if HepB clears
What happend if you’ve got HDV with chronic HBV?
It will lead to fuliminant hepatitis. Increased progression towards hepatocellular cancer.
How often does Hep C become chronic in adults?
85% of the time. very few people will actually clear this
What makes it unique in it’s chronic progression?
intermittent spikes of replication due to the antigenic variation
How does the liver get damaged?
Immune response. Can lead to cirrhosis
What is the annual risk of hepatocellular cancer with chronic HCV?
1-4%
What unites all arboviruses?
the route of transmission through an arthropod vector.
What are the 2 main classifications of arboviruses?
- encephalitic viruses
2. hemorrhagic fever viruses
What are the 4 encephalitic arboviruses?
- WNV
- EEE
- WEE
- SLE
Humans are usually what type of hosts for the encephalitic arboviruses?
incidental
What is the mosquito vector for WNV?
Culex mosquitoes
Where do these mosquitoes get WNV?
birds
Describe the pathogenesis of WNV
goes to blood -> replicates in lymphatics -> viremia -> infects the brain