(RNA VIRUSES) Lesson 17: Coronaviridae Flashcards
General description of Coronaviridae
- have a unique morphologic appearance of a crown
- spherical, enveloped virions with peplomers extending from the viral envelope
- Virion size ranges from 100nm-160nm in diameter
- replicates in the
cytoplasm - genome is a single-stranded, positive-sense RNA molecule
- Coronaviruses infect a wide range of mammals (including humans, bats, and a
whale) and birds
have a unique morphologic appearance of a crown
Coronaviridae
the name “coronavirus”
was derived from the Latin word ________ meaning ________
crown
Shape of coronavirus
spherical
large club-shaped surface projections
peplomers
Coronavirus Virion size ranges from
100 nm - 160 nm in diameter
Coronaviridae replicates in
cytoplasm
Strand of coronavirus genome
single-stranded
cause acute and chronic infections in humans and a wide variety
of animals, resulting in respiratory, enteric,hepatic, and neurologic diseases
Coronaviruses
Coronaviruses cause acute and chronic infections in humans and a wide variety
of animals, resulting in?
(REHN)
respiratory, enteric, hepatic, and neurologic diseases
What year severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) emerged from China
20003
SARS stands for
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
emerged from China as a
potentially fatal and untreatable human respiratory disease that was caused by a
previously unknown coronavirus (CoV) strain;
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
In 2003, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) emerged from China as a
potentially fatal and untreatable human respiratory disease that was caused by?
unknown coronavirus (CoV) strain
Discovery of this virus triggered a search for the reservoir species which led to
the identification of reservoir hosts of the virus, and many novel human, bat, and
avian coronaviruses;
SARS-CoV
Coronaviruses infect a wide range of
mammals (including humans, bats, and a
whale) and birds
They exhibit a marked tropism for these type of cells and parts
✓ epithelial cells of the respiratory and enteric
tracts
✓ macrophages of some animals
was the first coronavirus to be isolated
from chicken embryos in 1937
Avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV)
Avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) was the first coronavirus to be isolated
from?
chicken embryos
What year does Avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) first isolated
1937
are pleomorphic and measure 120−140 nm in diameter
Toroviruses
are enveloped with a tubular nucleocapsid of helical symmetry
Toroviruses
The nucleocapsid forms a doughnut-shaped structure and the envelope contains a large number of small spikes (15−20 nm) that resemble the peplomeres of coronaviruses
Toroviruses
Toroviruses nucleocapsid shape
doughnut-shaped