Virology Flashcards
Lipid rich; host cell dervied
Envelope
Envelope
Ether stable:
Ether labile:
: Naked virus
: Enveloped virus
Compkete viral particle
Virion
Replication site
DNA:
RNA:
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Delay in processing
Store at:
>4days delay maintain at:
4C
-70C
Transport temperature for viral culture
Refrigerator
Keeps tissue moist
Viral transport media
Saline
Trypticase soy broth
Ex.
- Stuart’s
2% fetal calf serum with Eagle’s minimum essential medium
Specimens that require VTM
Swabs, respiratory specimens, tissue specimens
When to collect viral specimens?
3-4days after onset of signs and symptoms
Isolation of virus
Nasopharyngeal swabs:
Nasal swab:
Respiratoty syncytial virus, influenza,
Parainfluenza
Rhinovrus
Anticoagulant for nucleic acid testing of blood specimens
EDTA
SPS/Heparin - culture
Cytopathic effect of rabies
Negri bodies
CPE of CMV
Owl’s Eye nuclear inclusions
CPE of adenovirus
Grapelike clusters, smudge cells
CPE of Vaccinia and variola
Guarnieri body
Koilocytes; weinkled prune nucleaus in Paps smear
HPV
Flower nuclei in T cells
HTLV-1
CPE of Measels
Warthin Finkeldey cells
Cowdry Type B cells
Enterobirus
Councilmann bodies
Yellow fever
3M’s is the CPE of
HSV
Lipschultz body, patterson bodies
Molluscum contagiosum
Decoy cells
BK virus
Bizarre astrocytes; oligodendrocyte nuclei enlarged
JC virus
Viral antigen method for HSV
Enzyme linked virus inducible system (ELVIS)
Gold standard for viral diagnosis
Cell culture
Cell culture
DNA virus grow better in:
RNA virus grow better in:
MRC5
Rhesus monkey kidney (RMK)
Viral diagnosis incubation temperature
35-37C (mostly); 33C (respiratory viruses)
For 1-4 weeks; usually 2 weeks
Fast growers (1-3 days):
Moderate growers (2-10 days):
Slow growers (7-14 days):
HSV
Influenza, entero irus, adenovirus, mumps, measles, PIV, RSV
VZV, CMV
Dewdrop on rose petal lesion
Chickenpox - HHV3 / Varicella Zoster Virus
Atypical cells: Downey cells (ballerina skirt appearance)
Epstein barr virus
Orbiting satellite
Adenovirus
Water warts / Cup-shaped crater
Molluscum contagiosum
Diagnosis of monkeypox
RT-PCR
Serotypes of genital warts
6, 11
Cervical cancer: 16, 18
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
JC virus
Smallest DNA virus
Parvoviridae
5th disease / erythema infectiosum
Parvovirus B19
Slapped cheek appearance, lacy pattern erythema, gloves and socks syndrome
Parvovirus B19
Hemorrhagic cystitis
BK virus
Largest RNA virus
Paramyxoviridae
Smallest RNA virus
Enteroviridae (Picornaviridae)
Overall largest virus
Poxiviridae
Segmented viruses
Retroviridae
Arenaviridae
Bunyaviridae
Orthomyxoviridae
Reoviridae
Arthripod borne viruses (ARBOVIRUSES)
Bunyaviridae
Flaviviridae
Togaviridae
Reoviridae
Picornaviridae
Acid labile:
Acid stable:
Rhinovirus
Enterovirus
Targets anterior horn of spinal cord
Poliovirus
Hand foot and mouth disease
Coxsackie A
Devil’s grip or Pelurodynia
Coxsackie B
Summer diarrhea
Parechovirus of Picornaviridae
LJungan virus; zoonotic
Parechovirus B
Polio Vaccines
Salk ______ and Sabin _______
Salk: dead, venous
Sabin: live, oral
Most common cause of viral heart disease
Coxsackie B
Common agent of aseptic meningitis
Enterovirus
Echovirus name
Enteric cyopathic orphan virus
Sandy and granular
Arenaviridae
Hemorrhagic fever assoc w Arenaviridae
Lassa Fever (BSL4)
Post-mortem diagnosis
Arenaviridae
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
Arenaviridae
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
Arenaviridae
Epidemic gastroenteritis on adults (cruisehips)
Norovirus / Norwalk Virus
NORO Aunor
SAPOnINfants
Winter vomiting disease
Norovirus /Norwalk
Seen in electron microscope for Calciviridae
Star if David
Novel Coronaviridae
SARS-COV
MERS-COV
SARS-COV2
Petal shaped / club shaped spikes
Coronaviridae
Receptor for coronaviridae
ACE-2
Covid-19 testing
RT-PCR target:
Ag testing target:
ORFLAB, n, E
Mucleocapsid protein Ag
Thread- like; filamentous virus
Filoviridae
Most deadly Ebola virus
Ebola Zaire
Non pathogenic Ebola virus
Ebola Reston
Shepered’s crook seen in
Filoviridae
Biosafety level for Ebola
BSL 4
Croup
Parainfluenza virus
Hallmark feature of Measles - Rubeola
Koplik spots (grains of salt on a red background)
Severe measles associated with
Vit A deficiency
Stensen’s duct spxn for
Mumps
Cytopathic effect if measles
Giant cells
Common cause or viral pneumonia among children 5yrs and below
Respiratory syncytial virus
Reye’s syndrome
Influenza B
Defective interfering particles in orthomyzoviridae
Von Magnus particle
Bullet shaped RNA virus
Rhabdoviridaw
Causes rabies virus
Rhabdoviridae
Viral Stomatitis Virus belongs to family
Rhabdoviridae
cattle
Confirmation of rabies virus infection
Biopsy, post mortem brain exam
Virus associated with
Renal involvement:
Pulmonary involvement:
Hantavirus
Sin Nombre
Exposure to deer mice droppings
Hanta virus
Black vomit
Yellow fever - Flaviviridae
Most rapid spreading mosquito borne disease
Denge Fever
Breakbone fever
Dengue
Same with dengue but MOT is sexual contact
Zika
Flaviviridae infection associated with Guillian barre syndrome
Zika
Surrogate marker of HCV
alt
Most important cause of infantile diarrhea (double capsid)
Rotavirus
“To be contorted”
Chikungunya
same vector w dengue
Forscheimer / Forchheimer spots (rose colored spots on palate)
German Measles / Rubella / 3-day. Easles
Blueberry muffin
Rubella / 3-day measles / German measles
AIDS related virus
HIV-1 / HTLVIII
Seen in hairy cell leukemia
HTLV-2
Prevalnt lentiviridae
HIV-1
Most common subtype of HIV-1
Group M
Target cell of HIV1
T-helper cells, monocytes, macrophages, dndritic cells
CD4 count of AIDS Px
<200cells/uL
CD4:CD8 = 1:2 or 0.5:1
CPE on HTLV1 PBS
Flower cells
CPE on HTLV1 PBS
Flower cells
HIV
Receptor:
Co-receptors:
CD4
CXCR4 ND CCR5
US CDC Guidelines
Screen w/
If (+) =
If indeterminate =
4th generation test (Detection of Ag and Ab)
5th generation test
NAAT
Western blot positive:
2 out of 3 bands (p24, gp41, gp120/160)
Proteins of prions
PrP^Sc