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How are viruses similar to living organisms?

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proteins
glycoproteins
nucleic acids

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How are viruses dissimilar to living organisms?

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no polysaccharides
lipids are only found in enveloped viruses
viruses don’t have ribosomes (arenavirus exception)

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Describe characteristic of DNA viruses.

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Single or double stranded
linear or circular
open or closed ends
continuous or nicked

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Describe characteristics of RNA viruses.

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single (+ / - sense) or double stranded
linear
may be segmented

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What is positive sense?

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5’ to 3’

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What is negative sense?

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3’ to 5’

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List the component of the basic virion.

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Nucleic acid
Capsid - protein coat that encloses nucleic acid
-made of capsomers
Tegument - proteinaceous material between envelope and capsid
Envelope - not in all viruses

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Name the two basic capsid symmetries of the viral forms.

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Icosahedral Symmetry - (adenovirus)

Helical Symmetry - (ebola)

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Why is the enveloped virus more susceptible?

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susceptible to chemical agents that can dissolve lipids

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What is the benefit of the viral envelope?

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facilitates attachment

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How is a naked virus mediate attachment?

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Viral attachment protein (VAP)

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How is a naked virus released from the host cell? enveloped?

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Naked - lysis

Enveloped - budding

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What is an example of a complex virus?

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poxvirus

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What type of genome is in a helical (enveloped) virus?

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ssRNA

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What type of genome is in a helical (naked) virus?

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dsDNA, ssDNA, ssRNA

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What type of genome is in an icosahedral (enveloped) virus?

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dsDNA, dsRNA, ssRNA

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What type of genome is in an icosahedral (naked) virus?

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dsDNA, ssDNA, dsRNA, ssRNA

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Which capsid type only contains ssRNA?

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helical enveloped

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Which capsid type has all four genomes?

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icosahedral naked

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Which capsid type has both DNA genomes but only ssRNA?

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helical naked

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Which capsid type has both RNA genomes but only dsDNA?

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icosahedral enveloped

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What factors affect tropism?

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  1. Can the virus get into the host cell?
    1a. - can use more than one receptor to gain entry into one type of host cell
    1b. -can use the same receptor to gain entry into many different cells
  2. If it enters cell, is the appropriate machinery available. Host cell must be in a stage for replication.
  3. After replication can the infectious virion get out and spread infection?
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What are the 5 common routes of viral transmission?

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Blood and bodily fluids
Insect bites
Respiratory
GI
Direct Contact
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What are examples of viruses that spread via blood and bodily fluids?

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CMV
EBV
HBV
HCV
HIV
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What are examples of viruses that spread via insect bites?
Dengue EEEV WEEV West Nile
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What are the examples of viruses that spread via respiratory droplets?
Small - influenza, measles, smallpox, VZV Large - adenovirus, parainfluenza, parvovirus, smallpox Direct contact via respiratory secretions: RSV, rhinovirus
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What are examples of viruses that spread via GI?
enteric adenovirus, HAV, Norwalk virus, polio, rotaviruses
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What are examples of viruses the spread via direct contact?
HSV, smallpox, VZV
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What are three routes for viral spread?
hematogenous spread neural spread multiple pathways for spread
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Describe three ways that hematogenous spread occurs in the bloodstream.
Freely - enterovirus, HBV, togavirus associated with RBCs - Rift Valley Fever, Colorado tick fever associated with lymphocytes of monocytes - CMV, EBV, HIV
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Describe how virus spreads to the neural system?
entry can be via receptors near synaptic endings, motor neurons, sensory neurons, infection of Schwann cells, olfactory system rod processes -HSV, rabies, VZV
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Describe what is meant when a virus spreads via multiple pathways.
The virus utilizes different pathways at different stages of the infectious cycle. Infects one way and spreads another VZV - skin via hematogenous spread; neuronally for latency and reactivation
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What are the three steps for cell entry by a virus?
Attachment to cell receptors Penetration of the host cell membrane by fusion protein Merging of the viral envelope and cell membrane
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What are the 6 steps for viral multiplication?
1. attachment/adsorption 2. Penetration/entry 3. Uncoating/release of nucleic acid from capsid 4. Replication 5. Assembly 6. Release
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How does viral titer change over 1 infectious cycle?
Titer is stable during periods of attachment. Titer decreases during disassembly, transcription, translation, and genome replication (Eclipse phase). Infectivity of virus is lost as it uncoats. Titer increases as progency virions are assembled and infectious. (Chart)
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Where does RNA virus replicate? What is the exception?
RNA >>>cytoplasm | influenza >>>nucleus
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Which RNA protein synthesis is the most rapid?
ss + RNA (poliovirus, West Nile) | -no need to use RNA polymerase to make a strand before replication
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Which two RNA virus types use RNA polymerase?
``` ss -RNA (influenza, measles) ds RNA (rotavirus) ```
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Which virus type requires a viral reverse transcriptase and used the Host RNA polymerase?
retrovirus (HIV)
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Which DNA virus uses a viral reverse transcriptase for genome replication?
Hepadnavirus
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Where do DNA viruses replicate? What is the exception?
DNA>>>nucleus | pox>>>cytoplasm
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Whose RNA polymerase is used in DNA viral protein synthesis?
Host RNA polymerase
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Which DNA virus type uses host or viral DNA polymerase for genome replication depending on virus type?
dsDNA - HPV (circular) | -herpes (linear)
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What two types of transcription do most DNA viruses undergo and what is being produced during each one?
early - regulatory proteins and those necessary for DNA replication late - structural proteins
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Describe an acute infection and give an example.
Acute - steep curve, undergoes multiple rounds of reproduction resulting in death of host cell, lytic polio influenza
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Describe the outcome of a chronic viral infection and give an example.
Chronic - flatter curve and continuing source of infection Virus undergoes replication and shedding that continues after acute illness ends. +/- symptoms and cell injury Localized: Warts, Papillomaviruses Systemic: RNA virus (HIV, HCV) DNA virus (Hep B)
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Describe the outcome of a latent viral infection and give an example.
No viral synthesis until signaled by stimuli Genetic material may: -incorporate into host cytoplasm (herpesvirus) -incorporate into host genome (retrovirus, HBV) -DNA virus or retrovirus
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Sometimes latent outcomes can be transforming. What might occur?
- malignancies due to differentiated host cell - invasive growth due to loss of contact inhibition - benign or cancerous (EBV, HPV 16/18, HBV, HTLV1/2)
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Compare local vs. systemic infection.
local - infection restricted to site of virus entry | systemic - spread to underlying tissue and lymph node
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Which DNA viruses are nonenveloped?
parvovirus (ss linear) adenovirus (ds linear) papillomavirus (ds circular) polymaviruses (ds circular)
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Which DNA viruses are enveloped?
herpesvirus (ds linear) poxvirus (ds linear) hepadnaviruses (ds circular)
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Which RNA viruses are nonenveloped?
astrovirus (ss +sense) callicivirus (ss +sense) piconaviruses (ss +sense) reovirus (ds) rotovirus (ds)
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Which RNA viruses are enveloped?
togavirus (ss +sense) flavivirus (ss +sense) coronavirus (ss +sense) rhabdovirus (ss -sense linear) paramyxovirus (ss -sense linear) arenavirus (ss -sense segmented) bunyavirus (ss -sense segmented) orthomyxovirus (ss -sense segmented) lentivirus (retrovirus) oncovirus (retrovirus)
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Which two RNA viruses are retrovirus?
lentivirus | oncovirus
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Which three RNA viruses are -sense and segmented?
arenavirus bunyavirus orthomyxovirus
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Which three RNA viruses are +sense?
togavirus flavivirus coronavirus
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Which two RNA viruses are -sense and linear?
rhabdovirus | paramyxovirus

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