Viral Respiratory Infections Flashcards
Rhinovirus
Picornaviridae
Common cold
Enumerate the different enteroviruses
Polioviruses Coxsackieviruses A Coxsackieviruses B Echoviruses Enteroviruses
Apthoviruses
FMDV
Cardioviruses
Murine viruses
Characteristics of Rhinovirus
small, naked virus, (+) SSRNA, icosahedral
Primary site of inocultaion of rhinovirus
Nasal mucosa
Major human rhinovirus receptor
intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM-1)
Optimal temperature for replictaion of rhinovirus:
33-35 degrees celcius
Incubation period of rhinovirus
2 to 4 days
Characteristics of adenovirus
double stranded DNA, icosahedral, naked virus, 47 human serotypes
Orbiting satellite
Histological landmark of adenovirus:
dense central intranuclear inclusion, smudge appearance of halo around the infected cell
Transmission of adenovirus
DIrect contact,
Indirect contact
fecal-ral route
Clinical manifestation of adenovirus
Respiratory symptoms
Exudative tonsilitis
Pharyngo-conjuctival fever (triad)
Pharyngitis, non-purulent conjunctivtis, CLAD
Characteristics of coronavirus
Enveloped, (+) ssRNA, loose helical nucleocapsid, infects humans, other mammals
SARS symptoms
High grade fever
Respiratory symptoms: pneumonia
Malaise and body aches
Serious shortness of breath
Laboratory dx of SARS
Serological testing
Molecular testing (RT-PCR can detect within the first 10 days)
Culture
MERS Coronavirus
Novel corona virus of 2012 (similarity with batCoV)
camels
Clinical Manifestations of Mers Cov
Severe acute respiratory illness, Fever, cough, and shortness of breath, acute renal failure
Moratlity of Mers-Cov
44.6%
130 laboratory confirmed cases at first
Major reservoir host of mers cov
Camel
Sample for MersCov
nasopharygeal swab
bronchoalveolar lavage
Screening for mers cov
rTPCR: screening UpE
confirmation L ORF1a
positive: 2 (+) gene target or 1 plus other (+) using different sequence
Characteristics of Influenza virus
Orthomyxoviridae family
Major serotypes of Influenza virus
Influenza A - most severe
Influenza B - no antigenic shifts
Influenza C - most benign
Viral structure of Influenza virus
enveloped, single stranded RNA, negative strand, Segmented genome
How many genome segments are there in influenza A and B?
8 segments
How many genome segments are there in influenza C?
7 segments