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+ RNA NON-enveloped viruses - AuCoin Flashcards

1
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Are picornaviruses naked or encapsulated?

A

naked

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2
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what is the shape of the picornavirus capsule??

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icosahedral

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What type of nucleic acid is used in the picornavirus? ss or ds?

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ssRNA

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4
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what sense is the ssRNA picornavirus?

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+ sense

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5
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Enteroviruses are resistant to what range of pH?

A

3-9

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6
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Rhinovirus are labile at (acidic/basic) pH

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acidic

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What is the optimum growth temp for rhinovirus?

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33°C

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T/F: enteroviruses can survive in sewage, detergents, and high heat

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true

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9
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T/F: picornaviruses are still infectious without their capsid

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true

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10
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Where do picornaviruses replicated?

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cytosol

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11
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Do picornaviruses use the one-gene-one protein model or a polyprotein?

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polyprotein

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12
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What are the three major families within picornavirus?

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Enterovirus
Rhinovirus
Heparnavirus

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13
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What are the enteroviruses?

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  1. poliovirus
  2. Coxsackie A and B
  3. Echovirus
  4. Enterovirus
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14
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What is the ONE virus within rihinovirus?

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rhinovirus

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15
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What is the ONE virus within heparnavirus?

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Hep A virus

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16
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Is the RNA-dep RNA Pol necessarily present in the capsid?

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No, it is coded by the + RNA genome

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17
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Is the picornavirus capsid endocytosed?

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No, the genome is INJECTED

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18
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what sense RNA is made from the picronavirus genome?

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-RNA as a template

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19
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Is the VPg primer attached to the +RNA or -RNA duplicate?

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+RNA

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20
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What is the mode of transmission of enterovirus?

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fecal oral

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21
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only (blank)% of enterovirus infections are clinically apparent

A

1%

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22
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Where is the site of initial rep of enterovirus?

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oropharynx and small intestine

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23
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What are the symptoms caused by the initial rep of enterovirus? (think of where they rep!)

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nausea and vomiting

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Poliomyelitis is an acute infection of the (blank) and the motor neurons of the spinal cord and brain stem

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meninges

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25
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The Salk and Sabin vaccines are used for(blank)

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polio

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26
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Where is polio still ENDEMIC?

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Nigeria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan

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27
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How do you Dx polio?

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Acute onset of flaccid paralysis, or recovery of poliovirus from stool sample or swab of pharynx

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28
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How many polio serotypes are there?

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three

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29
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T/F: protection from one polio serotype will protect against them all

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FALSE; little immune cross reactivity, therefore you need unique Abs to all three

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30
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Which polio vaccine is the killed vaccine?

A

Salk (inactivated vaccine)

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31
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Which polio vaccine is the live attenuated vaccine?

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Sabin, ORAL vaccine

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32
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T/F: ENTEROvirus can cause viral meningitis

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true!

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33
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when are most viral meningitis cases diagnosed?

34
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What age group normally gets enteroviral meningitis?

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kids younger than 5

35
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What the common “real-world” actions that spread enteroviral meningitis?

A

changing the diaper or using the toilet and not properly washing hands after

36
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What are the symptoms of viral meningitis?

A

sudden onset of fever, headache, and stiff neck

37
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What are the symptoms that are secondary to the meningitis triad?

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nausea/vomiting
photophobia
altered mental status

38
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How long does viral meningitis normally last?

39
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T/F: Immunocompetent patients are still at risk of dying from viral meningitis

A

false; they normally recover :)

40
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What samples do you take to test for viral meningitis?

A

blood or CSF

41
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What other viruses besides enterovirus can lead to viral meningitis?

A

mumps, herpesvirus (EBV, HSV, VZV), measles, and influenza

42
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What age group does Coxsackie normally infect?

A

young people

43
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Hand foot mouth disease is Coxsackie group (A/B)

44
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What is the clinical word for hand foot mouth disease? What are the actual symptoms?

A

Herpangia; ulcers in oropharynx, fever, sore throat

45
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What is the clinical word to describe Coxsackie B? what are the symptoms?

A

pleurodynia: fever and severe pleuritic chest pain
myocarditis: fever, chest pain, signs of heart failure

46
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T/F: both Coxsackie groups can cause asceptic meningitis and mild paralysis

47
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How do you diagnose Coxsackie infections?

A

PCR of enteroviral RNA in CSF!!!

48
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Is there treatment for coxsackie infection?

49
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THe pleurodynia is pain a (plueritis/myositis)

A

myositis; infection the intercostal muscles and not actually the pleura

50
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What does ECHOvirus stand for?

A

enteric cytopathic human orphan

51
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How are echovirus transmitted?

A

fecal oral

52
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Pool water often carries strains of (blank)

53
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Coxsackie and (blank) virus are leading causes of asceptic meningitis

54
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What is different about the Rhinovirus capsule from the other picornavirus capsules?

A

its is an ACID LABILE naked capsid

55
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What is the main cause of the common cold?

A

rhinovirus

56
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What is the portal of entry of rhinovirus?

57
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what is the ideal temp for rhinovirus rep? what does this mean about where it will infect?

A

33C, will stay in the nose rather than go into the lung

58
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What is the incubation period of rhinovirus

59
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T/F: rhinovirus presents with fever and aches

A

false; normally absent

60
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Because rhinovirus is acid labile, it cannot infect what mucsoal tract?

61
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What is the numericla name for Hep A virus?

A

enterovirus 72

62
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What is the mode of transmission of Hep A?

A

fecally contaminated food or water

63
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Jaundice, DARK urine, PALE feces, elevated AST/ALT, fatigue, fever, N/V are characteristic of?

A

Hep A infection

64
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T/F: Hep A is a lifelong infection

A

false; NO CHRONIC INFECTION

65
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t/F: hEP a causes hepatocellular carcinoma

66
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Hep A IgG is detected (blank) weeks after infection

67
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T/F: Hep A IgG provides lifelong protection

68
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How long after infection will Hep A resolve?

69
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How does one diagnose hep A?

A

IgM or 4 fold increase in IgG titiers

70
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What tissues does Hep A infect?

A

oropharynx and GI tract

71
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What mediates the hepatic injury in Hep A?

A

CTL action

72
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Norwalk virus belongs to what genus?

73
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What is the mode of transmission of Norwalk virus?

A

Fecal-oral route

74
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What is the most common cause of VIRAL GE in older kids and adults in the US?

A

Norwalk virus

75
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People on cruise ships or in swimming pools are at a risk to get GE caused by ?

A

Norwalk virus

76
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What cells does Norwalk virus infect?

A

mucosal cells of GI tract

77
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A SUDDEN ONSET OF VOMITING, non-bloody diarrhea, low grade fever and abd. cramping are suggestive of/

A

Norwalk virus

78
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What is the incubation period of norwalk virus

A

around 24 hours

79
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Is the primary diagnosis of norwalk virus lab based or clinical?

80
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What lab test can be done to confirm the clinical diagnosis of Norwalk virus?

A

PCR on stool samples (only in instances of public health concern)

81
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CLOSED or SEMICLOSED communities such as long-term care facilities, overnight camps, hospitals, prisons, dormitories, and cruise ships are hotspots for?

A

norwalk virus

82
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Raspberries, salads, and sandwhiches may be contaminated with (blank)

A

norwalk virus

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