RNA Flashcards
Identify the virus:
- virulence factors: hemagglutinin + neuraminidase
- media: amniotic cavity of embryonated chicken eggs
- mot: aerosols + zoonotic
- disease: common colds to pneumonia
Influenzavirus A
Orthomyxoviridae
Identify the strain of influenzavirus:
Spanish flu
H1N1
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Asian flu
H2N2
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Hongkong flu
H3N2
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Avian flu
H5N1
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Swine flu
H1N1
Identify the virus:
- croup in infants
- virulence factors: HN + Fusion (F)
Parainfluenza virus
Paramyxovirus
Identify the virus:
mumps (swelling of the parotid glands - parotitis)
Rubula virus
Paramyxoviridae
Identify the virus:
- measles (maculopapular rash and koplik’s spots)
- contains hemolysin A
Morbilivirus (Rubeola)
Paramyxoviridae
Identify the virus:
- rodent-borne
- hemorrhagic fever and encephalitis
- old-world: lymphocytic choriomeningitis and Lassa virus
- new-world: Junin, Machupo
Arenavirus
Arenaviridae
Identify the family virus:
- arboviral: Rift valley fever, LaCrosse virus, California encephalitis virus, Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever
- rodent-borne: Hantavirus (Hantaan virus, Seoul virus, Puumala virus, Dobrava virus)
Bunyaviridae
Identify the virus:
- animal bite + inhalation of aerosols
- bullet-shaped
- CPE: negri bodies
Lyssavirus (rabies)
Rhabdoviridae
Identify the virus:
German (3-day) measles
face, trunk, and limbs
Rubella (rubivirus)
Togaviridae
Identify the virus:
- mosquito-borne
- birds-reservoir
- eastern, western and Venezuelan equine encephalitis
Alphavirus
Togaviridae
Identify the virus:
- by Aedes spp. mosquito
- break bone fever
- self-limiting: 1-2 weeks
Dengue virus
Flaviviridae
Identify the virus:
- monkey > aedes mosquito > human
- fever, jaundice, and kidney failure
Yellow fever virus
Flaviviridae
Identify the virus:
- by Aedes and Culex
- monkeys > mosquito > humans
- fever, maculopapular rash (trunk, limbs) and joint pain
Chikungunya virus
Flaviviridae
Identify the virus:
- by Culex spp.
- bird > mosquito > humans
- fever with meningoencephalitis
St. Louis Encephalitis virus
Flaviviridae
Identify the virus:
- by Culex spp.
- birds reservoir
- swollen lymph glands + neuroinvasive
West Nile virus
Flaviviridae
Identify the virus:
- by Culex spp.
- painful neck stiffness
Japanese encephalitis virus
Identify the virus:
targets CD4+ T cells, monocytes, and macrophages
HIV
Retroviridae (contains reverse transcriptase)
Identify the virus:
T cell leukemia, sarcoma, lymphoma, and tropical spastic paralysis
Human T Cell Lymphotropic Type 1 (HTLV)
Oncornavirus - Retroviridae
Identify the virus:
hand, foot, and mouth disease
Coxsackie virus
Picornaviridae
Identify the virus:
resistant to detergent, lipid solvents and extreme temperatures.
Rhinovirus
Picornaviridae