Togaviridae Flashcards
togaviridae meaning
toga - roman mantle, cloak
morphology
+ssRNA
icosahedral
enveloped
resistance
weak (enveloped)
replication
baltimore IV
antigenic properties
good antigens, cross reactions within genera
genus of togaviridae
alphavirus genus
rubivirus genus
alphavirus genus: transmission
- arboviruses - zoonoses
- humans, mammals, birds, insects
alphavirus genus, common diseases and symptoms associated with the genus
diseases - arthritis, encephalitis
symptoms - joint pain, rashes, fever, CNS
diseases of alphavirus genus
Eastern/Venezualian equine encephalitis
- e.g. Getha virus
rubivirus genus meaning, new division
rubi - red: rash
2019: matonaviridae
most important virus of rubivirus genus - host
Rubella virus - humans serve as the host
- rash
- arthritis
- fetopathy (any disease of featus eg. blind, deaf, mental retardation) -> germinal infection
the 3 subgroups of alphavirus genus
Semliki Forest virus subgroup
Eastern equine encephalitis virus subgroup
Sindbis virus subgroup
