RNA Viruses Flashcards
All DNA viruses replicate in the cytoplasm except
Inluenza and retrovirus
All RNA viruses have single stranded DNA except
Reovirus and rotavirus
Poliomyelitis replicates where
Anterior horn of spinal cord
Most common clinical form of polio
Abortive poliomyelits
Cowdry type B intranuclear inclusions
Polio
Fever, sore throat and TENDER VESICLES in the pharynx
Herpangina- coxsackie
Hemorrhagic conjunctiviid
coxsackie
Fever and severe pleuritic type chest pain
Pleurodynia
Most common cause of myocarditis and pericarditis
coxsackie
Most common cause of aseptic meningitis
coxsackie
Enteroviruses include
coxsackie, poliovirus, echovirus
Orphans because were not initially associated with any disease
Echovirus
Only respiratory picornavirus
Rhinovirus
Common colds
Rhinovirud
Most important test for hepatitis A
Anti HAV IgM
Also known as enterovirus 72
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis that Causes high mortality in pregnant people
E
Most common cause of nonbacterial Diarrhea in adults
Norwalk(norovirus)
Most common cause of childhood diarrhea
Rotavirus
Most common cause of respiratory tract infection
Influenza virus
Responsible for major outbreaks of influenza
B
Major changes based on the reassortment of segments of the genome RNA
Antigenic shift
Minor changes based on mutation in the genome RNA
Antigenic drift
Paramyxoviruses all have what protein
Fusion
Warthin finkeldey bodies
Measels
Pathognomonic for measles
Koplik’s spots
Bright red lesions with a white, central dot on buccal mucosa
Koplik spots- measles
Otherwise known as Damson disease
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis- measles