RNA Resp Viruses

Question 1

4 Kinds of RNA Resp Viruses

Answer 1

Rhinoviruses
Orthomyxoviruses
Coronaviruses
Paramyxoviruses

Question 2

Rhinovirus Two Kinds of Ags

Answer 2

Knob and pocket

Question 3

Rhinovirus Most Common R Used

Answer 3

ICAM-1 of Ig Superfamily

Question 4

3 Orthomyxoviruses and Type of Outbreak of Each

Answer 4

Influenza A (pandemics)
B (local epidemics)
C (not common)

Question 5

Kind of Cell Orthomyxoviruses Infect

Answer 5

Mitotically active because needs to steal caps from nucleus

Question 6

Original Antigenic Strain

Answer 6

Only ever make Abs to epitopes shared w/ first influenza you encountered

Question 7

6 Things Named in Influenza Strain

Answer 7

Type
Host of Origin (nothing if human)
Geographic Origin
Strain Number
Year of Isolation
Agic Description

Question 8

2 Neurological Complications with Influenza

Answer 8

Reye’s Syndrome - high mortality encephalopathy/fatty degeneration of liver in children/teens
Guillan Barre Syndrom - temporary paralysis from Ab attack on PNS

Question 9

4 Antivirals for Influenza

Answer 9

Amantidine and rimantidine: early

Zanamivir and oseltamivir: end

Question 10

2 Notable Outbreaks Caused by Coronaviruses

Answer 10

SARS and MERS

Question 11

2 Subfamilies of Paramyxoviruses

Answer 11

Paramyxovirinae and pnemuovirinae

Question 12

3 Genera in Paramyxovirinae

Answer 12

Paramyxovirus, rubulavirus, and morbillivirus

Question 13

4 Differences bw Paramyxoviruses and Orthomyxoviruses

Answer 13

Paras are larger, have unsegmented DNA, form inclusion bodies in cytoplasm, and can lack N or both H and N

Question 14

4 Diseases Caused by Paramyxoviruses

Answer 14

Measles
Mumps
Parainfluenza
Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Question 15

Croup

Answer 15

Severe laryngotracheobronchitis in babies/toddlers caused by parainfluenza 1 and 2 with hoarseness and barking cough

Question 16

Main Symptom of Mumps

Answer 16

Swelling of parotid gland only AFTER systemic infection

Question 17

5 Measles Symptoms

Answer 17

Rash/Koplik's spots
Conjunctivitis
Cough
Coryza
Photophobia

Question 18

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Answer 18

Very fatal viral CNS infection caused by defective measles years after the disease

Question 19

Difference in Measles/Rubella Rashes

Answer 19

Measles starts on face and covers all torso/face to confluence
Rubella starts on torso and then spreads to concentrate on extremities (not confluent)

Question 20

Most Notable Congenital Rubella Finding

Answer 20

Cataracts in young children