RNA Viruses Flashcards
Reservoir of Arenaviridae
Rodents
The only dsRNA
Reoviridae
Common cause of viral gastroenteritis in infants and children
Rotavirus
Arena means
Sand
Diagnosis of Rotavirus
Elisa
Latex agglutination test
Causes dengue like infection
Coltivirus
Diagnosis of Arenaviridae
Elisa detection of IgG or IgM
MOT of Coltivirus
Tick borne
Specific Tick specie in Coltivirus
Dermacentor andersoni
Hantavirus includes:
Hantaan virus
Seoul virus
Puumala virus
Dobrava virus
Disease caused by Arenaviridae
Hemorrhagic fever
Vector borne virus causing hemorrhagic fever
Bunyaviridae
Genus in Bunyaviridae
Orthobunyavirus
Phlebovirus
Nairovirus
Viruses that are transmitted by arthropods, such as Ticks and mosquitoes are referred to as
Arbovirus
First Arenavirus found that caused hemorrhagic fever
Junin virus
Only rodent borne in Bunyaviridae
Hantavirus
Hantavirus is the agent of?
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Sin Nombre means?
No name
Agent of summer flu
LaCrosse virus
California encephalitis virus
Sin Nombre virus is the agent of?
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
Newly proposed genera in Calciviridae
Becovirus
Recovirus
Causative agent of gastroenteritis in adult
Norwalk virus
Diagnosis of Calciviridae
Electron microscopy
RT-PCR
Genus of Coronaviridae
Coronavirus
Diagnosis of Coltivirus
Recombinant immunoassay
RT-PCR
Genera of Filoviridae
Marburgvirus-lake victoria marburgvirus
Ebolavirus
Mosquitoes to monkey transmission
Sylvatic cycle
MOT of Calciviridae
Food or water borne
Reservoir host of coronavirus
Bats
Mosquito to monkey to human transmission
Intermediate cycle
MOT of Coronavirus
Direct contact
Droplets
Airborne route
Antigen that cleaves budding
Neuraminidase
MOT of Arenaviridae
Zoonotic transmission
Most virulent strain of Ebolavirus
Zaire
Mosquitoes to human transmission
Urban cycle
Vector of Dengue virus
Aedes aegypti
Aeded albopictus
Originate as zoonotic infection, being carried by a number of different species of bird
Influenzavirus
Orthomyxoviridae
Two surface antigen of Orthomyxoviridae
Hemagglutin antigen
Neuraminidase antigen
Antigen used to bind host cell
Hemagglutinin
Antigenic shift is caused by
Influenzavirus A
Minor change in antigenic structure
Antigen drift
Causative agent of SARS
SARS associated coronavirus
Genera in Orthomyxoviridae
Influenzavirus A,B,C
Major cause of encephalitis in Asia, and the most common cause of arboviral encephalitis in the world
Japanese encephalitis virus
Two surface antigens of Parainfluenza virus
HN antigen-viral adhesion molecule
Fusion antigen- for fusion of the virus to the cell
PIV 2&4 in what genus
Rubulavirus
Exposure to twi different serotypes of dengue virus will cause
Dengue hemorrhagic fever
MOT of PIV
Aerosol
Respiratory secretions
Direct contact
Most well known arenavirus
Lassa virus
Three major antigenic shifts of Influenza A
H1N1-Spanish flu
H2N2-Asian flu
H3N2-Hong Kong flu
Human PIV 1&3 belong to what genus
Paramyxovirus
Genus of measles virus
Morbillivirus
Sample for culture of PIV
Aspirated secretions
Nasopharyngeal washes
Genus of Mumps virus
Rubulavirus
MOT of mumps
Droplets of infected saliva
MOT of Measles virus
Aerosols
Respiratory Syncytial virus is in what genus
Pneumovirus
Swelling of parotid glands
Mumps
Respiratory infection smaller to RSV
Human metapneumovirus
Presence if Koplik’s spots
Measles
Avian flu
A(H5N1)
Diagnosis of Measles
Measles-specific IgM
RT-PCR
Drastic change in antigenic structure
Antigen shift
MOT of Rotavirus
Oral fecal route
Causative agent of cold like infection in adult and pandemic respiratory disease
Coronavirus
Genera include in Calciviridae
Sapovirus
Norovirus
Lagovirus
Vesivirus
Antigenic drift is caused by?
Influenzavirus A, B, C