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1
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Viruses cause ___% of human illness

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80%

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2
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Can obligate intracellular parasites live outside a cellular host?

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No

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3
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Can obligate intracellular parasites be treated or cured?

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No, not with existing medical therapies

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4
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What are the smallest known pathogens?

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Viroids

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5
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What are viroids? How do they replicate?

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Naked, circular, single-stranded RNA molecules that do not encode protein yet replicate autonomously when introduced into host plants

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6
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A viral particle is a…

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virion

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7
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What does a virion’s structure consist of?

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  • Protein coat
  • Nucleic acid core
  • Envelope (occasionally)
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8
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In a laboratory setting, what are the three ways to replicate viruses?

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  • Cell culture
  • Fertilized eggs
  • Living animals
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9
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Each virus capsid consists of…

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identical protein units called capsomeres

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10
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The protein coat surround the nucleic acid core is called…

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a capsid

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11
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Capsomeres bond together and give the capsid…

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symmetry

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12
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What are the two basic patterns of self assembly of virus capsids?

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  • Helical symmetry
  • Icosahedral symmetry
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13
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What is helical symmetry of a capsid?

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Protein subunits and nucleic acid are arranged in a helix

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14
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What is icosahedral symmetry of a capsid?

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Protein subunits assemble into a symmetric shell that covers the nucleic acid containing core

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15
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Viruses are characterized by their…

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nucleic acid cores

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16
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The DNA and RNA is a virus’ core can be ___ or ___

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ds (double stranded) or ss (single stranded)

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17
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If genetic information is used within a cell to produce the proteins needed for the cell to function, what is occurring?

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Expression
Cell metabolizes and grows

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18
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If genetic information is being transferred horizontally between cells of the same generation, what is occurring?

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Recombination
Recombinant cell with new combinations of genes

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19
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If genetic information is being transferred vertically to the next generation of cells, what is occurring?

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Replication
Offspring cells produced

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20
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What is the most stable viral form/genome?

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dsDNA genome

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21
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What is an example of a virus with dsDNA genome?

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Herpesviridae

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22
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What viral form/genome is most prone to mutation?

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+ssRNA genome

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23
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What is an example of a virus with +ssRNA genome?

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Ebola virus

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24
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Many viruses that infect mammals are…

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enveloped

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25
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All envelopes have…

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a phospholipid bilayer

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26
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Envelopes arise from…

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the plasma membrane of the infected host cell

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27
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If a virus does not have an envelope, how is it classified?

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Naked

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28
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Is adenovirus naked or enveloped?

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Naked

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29
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Is herpesvirus naked or enveloped?

30
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After a virion enters a host cell, its DNA is…

31
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Once virion DNA is uncoated, a portion is transcribe, producing…

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mRNA that encodes “early” viral proteins

32
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What occurs during biosynthesis of the virus?

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Viral DNA is replicated and some viral proteins are made

33
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In late translation, ___ are synthesized

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capsid proteins

34
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Once virions are mature, they are…

35
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What is a lytic infection?

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Host cell fills with virions and bursts resulting in cell death

36
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What are the six steps of lytic infection?

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  1. Attachment
  2. Penetration
  3. Uncoating
  4. Biosynthesis
  5. Maturation
  6. Release
37
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What is viral tropism?

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Virus binds to specific receptors on host cell

38
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Some virions require ___ for successful attachment to a host cell

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co-receptors

39
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What are the steps of virion penetration?

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  • Adhesion of virus to host receptors
  • Engulfment into vesicle
  • Viral RNA is released from vesicle
40
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What is uncoating and where can it occur?

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Removal of the capsid happens:
* at plasma membrane
* in the cytoplasm
* at the nuclear membrane

41
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After uncoating of viral DNA, ___ makes a DNA copy of the RNA, then uses the new DNA as a template to make complementary DNA strand.

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reverse transcriptase

42
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Integration of a viral DNA ;copy into a host chromosome is called…

43
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Virion maturation involves moving newly made virions to specific sites in the cell for…

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  • intracellular trafficking
  • assembly
44
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What is the most important part of virion assembly?

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Placement of the viral genome inside the capsid

45
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Virion is assembled while…

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the viral genome is being synthesized

46
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During virion assembly, the viral genome will be inserted into…

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already formed capsids

47
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What are the two ways new virions can be released from cells?

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  • Lysis (non-enveloped)
  • Budding (envoloped)
48
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Lysogenic infection is also known as…

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latent infection

49
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With a lysogenic infection, what happens to the viral genome?

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Viral genome becomes incorporated into host cell’s DNA, remaining for a long period of time

50
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Give three examples of lysogenic/latent infections

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  • HIV
  • Hepatitis B and C
  • HPV
51
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Describe the number of virions over the course of an acute infection

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Initial number of virions drops for a short eclipse period followed by a longer spike of virions being released from the host cell that peaks and declines

52
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How long will an acute viral infection last?

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A matter of days

53
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Describe the number of virions over the course of a persistent infection

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Gradual increase in virions followed by a spike

54
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Describe the number of virions over the course of a latent infection

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Sudden spike in virions with a later onset than acute infection

55
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How long will a persistent infection last?

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Months to years

56
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How long might it take to see a spike in virions from a latent infection?

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Months to years

57
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What is antigenic shift?

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Process of viral antigenic variation caused by the reassortment of genes

58
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Shuffling of the viral genome in antigenic shift leads to…

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major changes in viral proteins

59
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How does the host immune system react to viral proteins changed by antigenic shift?

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Host immune system does not recognize the changed proteins

60
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What is antigenic drift?

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Process of viral antigenic variation that results from mutations

61
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Can cytotoxic T cells recognize epitopes from antigenic drift?

62
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What is the process of viral antigenic variation caused by the reassortment of genes?

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Antigenic shift

63
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What is the process of viral antigenic variation that results from mutations?

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Antigenic drift

64
Q

What are three types of vaccines for viruses?

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  • Live attenuated
  • Inactivated (killed)
  • Sub-unit
65
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What are the contents of live attenuated vaccines?

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Intact viral particles that have been mutated and selected for poor infectivity

66
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What type of vaccine is used for MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and oral poliovirus (OPV)?

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Live attenuated

67
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What are the contents of inactivated vaccines?

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“Dead” or non-infectious virus via chemical or physical treatment

68
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What type of vaccine is used for poliovirus?

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Inactivated

69
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What are the contents of sub-unit vaccines?

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Immunogenic parts of the virus via genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology

70
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What type of vaccine is used for Hepatitis B?

71
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What is a prion?
How do they relate to propagation of a disease?

A

A misfolded protein; the active component of the infectious agent
Propagation of a disease and its features depend on self-replication of prions

Clinical Microbiology (6 decks)

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