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-ve RNA Viruses Flashcards

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Measles

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Causes 4c “cough , coryza , conjuctivits , koplick spots

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Measles complications

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  1. pneumonia

2. SSPE “subacute sclresonig pan-encephalitis “

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Measles virulence factors

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HA , fusion protein

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4
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Reduce measles mortality

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Vitamin A

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Mumps sings and symptoms

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Parotitis , orchitis , meningitis

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Mumps virulence factors

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HA , fusion protein , NA

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Live attenuated MMR vaccine

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Contraindicated in pregnancy

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Rash of measles

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Start on the face and spread downwards

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RSV mechanism of infection

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Attach to G protein

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The most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in infants

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RSV

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RSV virulence factor

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Fusion protein

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Treatment of RSV

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Ribavirin

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13
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Prevention of RSV

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Palivizumab

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Parainfluenza symptoms and signs

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Seal bark cough , steeple sign on x-ray , croup”laryngotracheobrochitis” , inspiratory stridor .

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Parainfiluenzae virus virulence factors

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HA , fusion protein , NA

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Bonya virus is

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Enveloped “ obtained from the Golgi body of host cells

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Bonya virus has

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3 circular segments

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Bonya viruses species

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Arbovirus , Hantavirus, California encephalitis virus , Rift Valley fever virus

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Hantavirus reservoir

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Deer mouse

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Hantavirus transmitted by

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Rodent urine/feces

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Hantavirus cause

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Pulmonary Edema
Prerenal azotemia
Hemorrhagic fever

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California encephalitis virus , Rift Valley fever virus transmitted by

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Aedes mosquito

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Arenavirus characters

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Enveloped -ve sense RNA
Ambisene
Heclical
Has 2 segments

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Virus has garnular appearance on microscopy is

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Arenavirus

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25
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Arenavirus transmission by

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Rodents

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LCV lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus is a member of

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Arenavirus

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LCV cause

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Meningoencephalitis

Fever

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Arenavirus inactivated by

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Heat

Irradiation

29
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Reovirus is

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Naked double stranded RNA virus

30
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The segmented viruses are

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BOAR “ Bonya , Orthomyxo , Arena , Reo” viruses

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Reovirus has ………….. segments

32
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Rotavirus is a member of

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Reovirus family

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Rotavirus cause

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Watery diarrhea by NSP4 toxin

34
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NSP4 toxin increase

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Chloride permeability

35
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………….. are at risk for rotavirus infection

36
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The number one cause of severe diarrhea in young children is

37
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Colorado tick virus is a member of

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Reovirus family

38
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Colorado tick virus cause

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Fever , myalgia , vomiting

39
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Rotavirus oral live attenuated vaccine side effect is

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Intussusception (telescoping of the bowel)

40
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All RNA viruses replicate inside

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The cytoplasm except orthomyxovirus (inside the nucleus)

41
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Orthomyxoviruses include

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Infeluenza A , B and C

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Orthomyxovirus has ………… segments , which allow for ………….

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8 , antigenic variation

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………………. is point mutation in the viral genome of orthomyxovirus

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Antigenic drift

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…………………. is when segments are shared to form a new species

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Antigenic shift

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Antigenic shift responsible for

46
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Antigenic drift responsible for

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Seasonal flu or epidemics

47
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influenza viruses – A causes……………………..

– B causes…………………

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epidemics and pandemics (Antigenic shift), epidemics (antigenic drift)

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Orthomyxovirus pathogenesis by

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Hemagluttinin and neuroaminidase

49
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Hemagluttinin bind to

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sialic acid promoting viral entry

50
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Neuroaminidase cleaves

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sialic acid to release virions from host cell (promotes progeny virion release)

51
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HA molecule will bind to sialic acid on the cell membrane, then endocytosed into the cell, pH needs to be changed by ………………. to allow for uncoating.

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M2 protein

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M2 protein inhibitors

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Amantadine/Rimantadine (no uncoating)

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Neuroaminidase inhibitors

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Oseltamivir/Anamivir (inhibit virion release)

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Infeluenza transmission via

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Respiratory droplets

55
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Infeluenza has two vaccines

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Injectable killed and intranasal live attenuated

56
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A major complication for infeluenza

57
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…………… is contraindicated in children with viral illness

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Aspirin cause Reye syndrome ( encephalitis and hepatomegaly )

58
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Infeluenza associated with

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Guillain-Barré syndrome (ascending paralysis)

59
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Filovirus is

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Enveloped helical -ve sense RNA virus

60
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Viruses of Filovirus family

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Ebola and Marburg viruses

61
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Filoviruses can cause

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Fever , Petechial rash can progress to hemorrhagic fever , end-organ failure and shock

62
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Filovirus transmission

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Through infected bats or primates (monkeys)

63
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Bullet shapd virus is

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Rhabdovirus

64
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Carriers of rabies

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Bats ,Foxes skunks and other rodents

65
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Rhabdovirus pathogenesis

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binds by its glycoprotein spikes to nicotinic acetylcholine

receptors in postsynaptic membrane of motor endplate

66
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Rabies symptoms

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Fever , encephalitis , hydrophobia

67
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Rabies diagnosis

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Negri bodies (eosinophillic cytoplasmic inclusions ) found in hippocampal pyramidal cells and purkinje cells of cerebellum.

68
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Rabies treatment

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Postexposure prophylaxis is wound cleaning plus immunization with killed vaccine and rabies immunoglobulin

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