+ve sense RNA Viruses Flashcards
Flavi viruses and diseases
Hep c , dengue fever , yellow fever , West Nile virus
Dengue fever symptoms
Thrombocytopenia , hemorrhagic fever , renal failure
Dengue fever other name is
Break bone fever
Yellow fever symptoms
Jaundice , Back ache , bloody stool , black vomitus
Yellow fever has
Live attenuated vaccine
West Nile virus symptoms
Encephalitis , meningitis , seizures
Flaccid paralysis , coma
Hepatitis C is a member of
Flavivirus family
Hepatitis C transmission
Blood transfusion , needle sharing or sticks, placental , breast feeding and sex
Hepatitis C show ,,,,,,,
Antigenic variability of enveloped proteins
Antigenic variability of hep C due to
No proofreading of 3-5exonuclease activity
Hep C outcomes
Cirrhosis
Hepatocellular carcinoma
During acute infection of Hep C
ALT will rise and fall by 6 months
Hep C associated with
Cryoglobulins
Hep C treatment
Ribavirin + interferon alpha
Protease inhibitors
Picorna family transmitted by
Feco-oral route “except Rhino virus”
Picorna family include
Hepatitis A , Enteroviruses , Rhinovirus
Enteroviruses include
Poliovirus , Coxsackie A and B , Echovirus
Enteroviruses are the number one cause of
Aseptic meningitis (CSF glucose normal , No organisms , elevated protein) , children are at high risk
Rhinovirus is acid ……..
Labile
Rhinovirus transmitted by
Fomites أدوات معدية or contaminated hand of respiratory secretions
Rhinovirus enter the host cell by
Attachment to ICAM-1
Rhinovirus grow best at
Cooler temperature (around 33c)
Rhinovirus cause
URI
Rhinovirus has different
many serotypes
Hepatitis A is acid ……..
Stable
Picorna family are
Naked viruses
Picorna family
Produce one long polyprotein cleaved by viral protease
Hepatitis A transmitted by
Feco-orally and contaminated water , shellfish in developing countries
Hepatitis A commonly seen in
Travelers to endemic areas