RNA +sense Part 2 Flashcards
Zika virus morphology
enveloped, icosahedral, non-segmented, (+ SSRNA)
Zika virus transmission
Aedes mosquito bites, sexual and vertical transmission ( possible)
Zika virus spectrum of disease
conjunctivitis, low-grade fever, muscle and joint pain, headache, and photophobia.
Complications in Zika virus
microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome
Yellow fever morphology
enveloped, icosahedral, non-segmented, (+ SSRNA)
Yellow fever virus transmission
Monkey or human
Yellow fever spectrum of disease
Jaundice and fever
Prostration and shock occur, accompanied by
upper gastrointestinal tract hemorrhage with
hematemesis (“black vomit”)
Yellow fever
Yellow fever diagnosis
Councilman bodies (liver biopsy)
Yellow fever treatment and prevention
mosquito control and vaccine
(live, attenuated)
West nile virus morphology
enveloped, icosahedral, non-segmented, (+ SSRNA)
West nile virus transmission
bites of Culex mosquito
West nile virus spectrum of disease
Encephalitis
Calcivirdae
Norwalk virus (norovirus)
Norwal morphology
Naked + ssRNA (icosahedral symmetry)
norwalk virus Transmission
Oral-fecal
Norwalk virus spectrum of disease
Viral gastroenteritis (most common in adult)
Coronaviridae
Coronavirus
Coronavirus morpholohy
enveloped helical non-segmented, (+ SSRNA),
w/ prominent club-shaped spikes form a “corona”
Reservoir coronavirus
horseshoe bat
Immediate host coronavirus
Civet cat
Transmission coronavirus
Respiratory droplets
Spectrum of disease CORONAVIRUS
- Common colds (2nd to rhinovirus)
- SARS
- MERS-COV
- COVID-19