Rhabdoviridae Flashcards
How can one get Rhabdoviridae
aerosol droplets from bats
bite
where does Rhabdoviridae multiply in the body
neural and extraneural tissues
what is the genetic material for Rhabdoviridae
single stranded
non-segmented
negative polarity RNA
Rhabdoviridae virus has to carry what with it in its genome
RNA dependent- RNA polymerase = L + NS protein
what type of capsid does Rhabdoviridae have
helical nucleocapsid
what does Rhabdoviridae look like under the microscope
bullet-shaped
what is located on the Rhabdoviridae envelope and what does it due
glycoprotein G
- produces neutralizing Ab
- acts as a hemagglutinin
- inhibits cell processes
- target for producing vaccine
what are the 2 cell receptors for Rhabdoviridae
- nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
2. neural cell adhesion molecule
genome replication and transcription occurs where in the cell for rabies
cytoplasm
what are two events that must occur relative to the viral genomic RNA
transcription
genome replication
what makes Rhabdoviridae virus a bullet shape
viral progeny buds form a site of plasma membrane
- has G glycoprotein extending from it’s envelope on its outer surface
what are the 3 phases of rabies virus
incubation phase
prodromal phase
neurological phase
how long is incubation phase
prolonged to weeks to months
what are clinical symptoms for prodromal phase? what is happening during this phase
fever, malaise, headache, sore throat
viral transport called retrograde Axoplasmic
in prodromal phase of rabies where does the virus infect, replicate and travel to
infectes peripheral nerves
replicates in dorsal ganglia
travels up spinal cord to brain
what are the 2 stages in neurological phase
excitement stage
manic stage