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Name 3 Enteroviruses

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  1. Coxsakie A and B
  2. Echoviruses
  3. Polioviruses
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What as the sensivitiy of CSF culture for enteroviral meningitis?

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50-70%

Due to low titres of virus in the CSF and coxsackie A virus may not grow in culture

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How long does it take for CSF culture for enterovirus to become positive?

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3-4 days, can take up to 7-10 days

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What is enterovirus season?

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Summer/Fall

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Why is serology not useful for enterovirus diagnosis? (3 reasons)

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  1. Antigenic diversity of the enteroviruses
  2. A rise in Ab titers may take several weeks before convalescent serum is available
  3. IgM Ab assays are not widely available
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What is the target for enterovirus PCR?

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5’ noncoding region, conserved among most serotypes

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What % of viral meningitis is caused by HSV?

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1-5%

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List 3 differences between HSV meningitis and HSV encephalitis

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  1. HSV meningitis is usually HSV-2, encephalitis is usually HSV-1
  2. Meningitis is self limited, encephalitis is necrotizing
  3. HSV can sometimes be cultured from CSF in meningitis, but rarely in encephalitis
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True or False: VZV meningitis can occur as a complication of varicella or zoster?

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True

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Name 2 viruses in the Arenaviridae family.

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  1. Lassa fever virus

2. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCM)

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How are humans infected with Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus?

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Contact with mice or hamsters

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4 viruses associated with acute transverse myelitis.

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  1. CMV
  2. EBV
  3. VZV
  4. Enteroviruses
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4 viruses associated with Guillain-Barre syndrome.

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  1. CMV
  2. EBV
  3. VZV
  4. HIV
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What is the triad of ‘spongiform change’ on brain tissue when diagnosing CJD prion disease?

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  1. Neuronal loss
  2. Reactive gliosis
  3. Neuronal vaculation
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What protein is detected in the diagnosis of CJD?

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14-3-3

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What is SSPE?

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Subacute sclerosing panecephalitis, caused by measles virus but presents years after infection. Caused by defective measle virus in the brain leading to production of nucleocapsid.

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2 most common clinical syndromes caused by adenovirus

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  1. Respiratory illness
  2. Childhood diarrhea
    (Don’t forget pharyngoconjunctival fever and keratoconjunctivitis too)
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Adenovirus:
RNA or DNA?
Envelope?
Morphology?

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dsDNA
Nonenveloped
Icosahedral

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What receptor does Adenovirus use to gain entry into cells and what other virus uses the same receptor?

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CAR receptor (Coxsackie Adenovirus Receptor)
Also used by Coxsackie B virus
Infects corneal epithelium, upper and lower respiratory epithelium, urinary tract epithelium.
Can persist chronically in lymphocytes. Can find in many tissues and blood during disseminated disease.

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What are the 2 most common serotypes of Adenovirus that cause gastroenteritis?

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40 and 41

These infections can be asymptomatic

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What age are Adenovirus infections most common?

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6 months - 5 years

Many kids have seen 3 or 4 different Adeno infectious in this time

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Who is at increased risk for severe Adenovirus infections?

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Impaired cell-mediated immunity

Neonates, congenital immunodeficiencies, HSCT, HIV

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How is adenovirus transmitted?

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Direct contact, small droplet aerosols, fecal-oral, water

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How long is adenovirus excreted after initial infection?

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5-10 days in nasopharyngeal secretions
Weeks - months in stool
1-14 days with gastroenteritis from 40 or 41

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What is the incubation period of adenovirus?

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2-21 days (average 7-13 days)

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How do laboratory values differ for Adenovirus compared to Flu and RSV?

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In Adenovirus there is high WBC, ESR, and CRP.

Also they have high and persistent fever

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What the most common cause of acute febrile tonsillitis?

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Adenovirus

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Which viral infection predisposes children to more severe adenovirus disease?

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Measles, due to temporary suppression of cell mediated immunity during measles

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Clinical symptoms of adenovirus gastroenteritis

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Watery, nonbloody diarrhea lasting 3-11 days (longer than rota)
Fever and vomiting are common
Type 41 diarrhea lasts longer than type 40

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What adenovirus serotype casues hemorrhagic cystitis?

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11

Hematuria can last from 2 days to 2 weeks

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How long after transplantation do adenoviral infections tend to occur

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Peds - 30 days
Adults - 90 days
Thought to be due to latent virus

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What cell lines can adenovirus be cultured from?

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A549, HeLa, HEp-2, KP, MRC5
Serotypes 40 and 41 do not grow well in most cell lines
Can use shell vials
At CHEO they will grow it in HFL, RMK, MRC5

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Is there a vaccine for Adenovirus?

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Yes, it is approved for military recruits aged 17-50.

A tablet form, live oral vaccine for types 4 and 7. However now seeing more type 14

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What is the treatment of Adenovirus?

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There is not good treatment.

Ribavirin, ganciclovir, and cidofovir have variable activity

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What parvoviruses cause infections in humans?

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  1. Parvovirus B19 (genus Erythrovirus)
  2. Human bocavirus (genus Bocavirus)
  3. Adeno Associated Viruses (genus Dependovirus)
  4. PARV4 and PARV5 (no genus)
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Parvovirus:
RNA or DNA?
Envelope?
Morphology?

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ssDNA
Nonenveloped
Icosahedral

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What is the receptor for parvovirus B19?

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Globoside or P antigen

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What tissues does parvovirus B19 infect?

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Bone marrow, erythroid precursor cells

Also fetal liver in utero

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In what cell lines can Parvoviruses grow?

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B19 - Human leukemic cell lines as it needs erythropoietin
Bocavirus - no cell lines
AAV - many lines as long as it has the appropriate helper virus

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What is the rash associated with parvovirus B19 called?

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Erythema infectiosum (fifths disease)
Asymptomatic infections are common
The rash comes at the end of the illness

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What season are parvovirus infections most common?

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Late winter and spring

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What is the frequency of vertical transmission when a mother is infected during pregnancy?

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25-50%
2-10% lead to fetal death
If the fetus survives there is no increased risk for birth defects

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How is parvovirus B19 infection acquired?

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Respiratory, close contacts, droplets, fomites

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What is the incubation period of parvovirus B19?

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1-2 weeks

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Signs and symptoms of parvovirus B19 infection?

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Fever, malaise, rash, arthritis

Decreased Hb, WBC, Platlets and neutrophils

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When do IgM and IgG appear for parvovirus B19?

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IgM - 10-14 days after innoculation

IgG - 14 days after innoculation

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What illness does human bocavirus cause?

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Respiratory illness

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How is parvovirus B19 diagnosed?

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Virus isolation is not efficient
Antigen detection - Immunohistochemistry
PCR 
Antibody Assays - IgM and IgG
IgM usually positive by the time of the rash
49
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What is the treatment of parvovirus B19?

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Transient aplastic crisis - requires transfusions

IVIG

50
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How many serological groups of Rotavirus have been identified and which cause human infection?

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6 (A-F)
A, B, C cause human infection
Group A is the most common

51
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What is the season for rotavirus?

52
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How is rotavirus diganosed the laboratory?

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  1. Antigen detection (EIA or latex agglutination). All assays detect the group antigens
  2. EM
  3. Electropherotyping - looks at the migration pattern of the 11 genome segments in a gel
    Cell culture is difficult
53
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What family of viruses does Ebola belong to?

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Filoviridae

54
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What 4 tests for Ebola virus are offered in Canada, and on what specimens?

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At the NML Speicla Pathogens Level 4 lab:

  1. IgG and IgM serology
  2. Viral antigen ELISA on serum
  3. PCR on whole blood
  4. Virus isolation from whole blood (Electron Microscopy and culture in Vero cells or mouse innoculatoin)
55
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How are people exposed to Hantavirus?

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Urine, saliva, or droppings from infected rodents.

Has been identified in Deer Mice in Canada

55
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How are people exposed to Hantavirus?

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Urine, saliva, or droppings from infected rodents.

Has been identified in Deer Mice in Canada

56
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How long after exposure do the symptoms of Hantavirus develop?

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1-6 weeks

Patients develop a pulmonary syndrome (HPS)

56
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How long after exposure do the symptoms of Hantavirus develop?

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1-6 weeks

Patients develop a pulmonary syndrome (HPS)

57
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Lassa Fever Virus:

  1. RNA or DNA?
  2. Envelope?
  3. Family?
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  1. Single strand RNA virus in 2 segments
  2. Enveloped
  3. Arenaviridae
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What are 4 target cells for Lassa Virus?

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Endothelial cells
Monocytes
Dendritic Cells
Macrophages

59
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Name 5 viral hemorrhagic fevers.

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  1. Ebola Virus Disease
  2. Lassa
  3. Crimean-Congo
  4. Marburg Bolivian (Machupo)
  5. Venezuelan
60
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How many days after exposure do symptoms of Ebola virus develop?

61
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How is Ebola virus transmitted?

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Contact and Droplet, both directly and indirectly.’
Possible aerosols with prominent cough, vomit, diarrhea or hemorrhage - that’s why an N95 mask is suggested (contact, droplet, and airborne isolation.

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Family and Genus of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever?

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Family Bunyaviridae, Genus Nairovirus

63
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Most common way the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever is transmitted?

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Tick bites.

Also from contact with viremic blood from infected humans or animals

64
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What is the incubation period for Norovirus?

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10-51 hours

Causes 58% of food borne infections

65
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How long after infections do people shed Norovirus in the stool for?

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20-40 days

Longer in immunocompromised

66
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Which Norovirus Genogroups cause disease in humans?

Which is the most common?

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GI, GII, GIV

GII.4 (genotype 4)

67
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What is the receptor for human norovirus and what cells is it on?

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Histoblood group antigens (HBGA)
Found on erythrocytes, epithelial cells and in saliva and breastmilk. Secreters of HBGA are more susceptible to Norovirus than are non secretors

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Norovirus:
RNA or DNA?
Envelope?
Morphology?

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ss(+)RNA
Nonenveloped
Protein capsid outer shell has 32 cup like indents and icosohedral symmetry

69
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What is the infectious dose for Norovirus?

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<10 viral particles, low!

70
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Norovirus testing limitations for:

a) culture
b) EM
c) Antigen detection
d) PCR

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a) Does not grow in culture
b) Small number of viral particles
c) Large antigenic variety, no cross reacting antibodies to detect all strains
d) Many different strains with low sequence homology

73
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What vaccines are in the works for Norovirus?

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Protein based subunit VLP vaccine - uses the VP1 capsid protein
Live vector vaccine

74
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What 4 steps in the viral life cycle do antiretrovirals work for HIV?

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  1. Entry
  2. Reverse Transcription
  3. Integratoin
  4. Proteolytic Processing
75
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List 7 NRTIs

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  1. Zidovudine (AZT)
  2. Stavudine (d4T)
  3. Didanosine (ddI)
  4. Lamivudine (3TC)
  5. Emtricitabine
  6. Abacavir (ABC)
  7. Tenofovir
76
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List 5 NNRTIs

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  1. Neverapine
  2. Efavirenz
  3. Delavirdine
  4. Etravirine
  5. Rilpivirine
77
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What is the most frequent non-cutaneous site of varicella zoster infection involvement?

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CNS - Cerebellar ataxia
7-21 days post. With vomiting, altered speech, fever, vertigo and tremor
Also encephalitis, transverse myelitis, meningitis, Reyes

78
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Aside from CNS complications, what are 5 other complications of VZV infection?

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Pneumonitis
Myocarditis
Hepatitis
Nephritis
DIC
79
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Time frame of Mom’s infection which has the highest rate of infant mortality?

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5 days prior to delivery and 48 hours post delivery

80
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4 findings in congenital VZV infection?

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  1. Hypoplastic extremities
  2. Skin scarring
  3. Eye abnormalities
  4. CNS impairments
81
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3 findings in Ramsay Hunt Syndrome?

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  1. Ipsilateral facial palsy
  2. External auditory meatus vesicles
  3. Lack of taste on anterior 2/3 of the tongue
82
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3 indications for VZIG?

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Exposure >1 hr of contact with a VZV infected person for:

  1. Pregnant woman who are seronegative or no previous history of VZ
  2. Immunocompromised children <15 with no prior exposure
  3. Baby of a mother who developed VZ 5 days prior or 48 hours after delivery
83
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Definition for Chronic Hepatitis B

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Hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) positive for >6 months

84
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Percentage of hepatitis B carriers that will develop serious sequelae during their lifetime?

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15-40%

Liver cirrhosis, decompensation or hepatocellular carcinoma

85
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Definition of High, Intermediate, and Low prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus for countries?

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Based on the prevalence of surface antigen:

Low =8%

86
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What is the risk for developing chronic Hep B after acute exposure for:

a) Neonates with HbeAg + mother
b) Infants and children <5 years old
c) Adults?

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a) Neonates HBeAg + mom = 90%
b) Infants and children = 25-30%
c) Adults = <5%

87
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4 reasons for isolated Hepatitis B core antibody (Anti-HBc) positive?

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1) Chronic Hep B infection where the sAg has fallen below the level of detection (can probably still detect HBV DNA, mores in the liver). Not uncommon in those from high prevalence areas, HIV or Hep C co-inifected.
2) Immunity from prior infection, but sAb has fallen below the level of detection. With a dose of Hep B vaccine sAb may become positive again.
3) False positive Anti-HBc
4) Window period during acute hepatitis B (between surface Ag negative and sAb positive). Should be AntiHBc-IgM positive.

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Recommendations for newborns of HBsAg positive mothers discovered in pregnancy?

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Hep B vaccine at birth
HBIG at birth
95% efficacy if HBV DNA of mother is <10^8

89
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Why is plasma used for CMV PCR instead of whole blood?

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Latent CMV virus can be detected in whole blood as it can reside latent in PMNs and monocytes.

90
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What family and genus does the orf virus belong to?

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Family = Poxviridae
Genus = Parapoxvirus
91
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2 clinical syndromes that have been associated with parapoxvirus infections?

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1) Erythema multiform

2) Stevens-Johnson syndrome

92
Q

Famiy of molluscum contagiousum?

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Poxviridae

93
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What are the 3 main genes in HIV-1 and what do they code for?

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1) Core (gag) = structural proteins (p17, p24, p7, p9)
2) Polymerase (pol) = protease, reverse transcriptase, RNAase, integrase
3) Envelop (env) = envelope glycoproteins (gp160=gp120/41)

94
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What are the major gene product difference between HIV1 and HIV2?

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env = envelope glycoproteins
    HIV 1 = gp160 = gp120/41
    HIV 2 = gp125 = gp105/36
pol = 
    HIV 1 Reverse Transcriptase = p66, p51
    HIV 2 Reverse Transcriptase = p68
    HIV 1 Endonuclease = p32
    HIV 2 Endonuclease = p33
gag =
    HIV 1 Capsid = p24, HIV2 = p26
    HIV 1 Matrix = p17, HIV2 = p16
95
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3 functions of HIV Reverse Transcriptase

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1) RNA dependant DNA Polymerase (makes cDNA)
2) RNase H (the chew up the RNA strand)
3) DNA dependant DNA Polymerase (duplicated cDNA)

96
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What is a provirus?

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Virus genome that is integrated into the hosts DNA

97
Q

Geographic distribution of HIV2 infection?

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West African
European immigrants from West Africa
Mozambique
Angola

98
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What is the risk of HIV1 infection following occupational percutaneous exposure to infected blood?

99
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Following HIV1 infection what specific markers appear in the blood? List in chronological order.

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1) HIV1 RNA (1 week after infection)
2) p24 Antigen (1-4 weeks)
3) HIV1 Antibody (1-2 months, but up to 6 months)

100
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How long after infection with HIV1 virus before symptoms develop? (Incubation period)

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3-6 weeks

Symptoms last 7-14 days

101
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What are the 6 classes of HIV Antiretroviral drugs?

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1) Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTI)
2) NonNRTIs
3) Protease Inhibitors
4) Fusion Inhibitors
5) Integrase Inhibitors
6) CCR5 Inhibitors

102
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What is unique about a 4th generation HIV test?

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Detects IgG, IgM AND p24 antigen
The 3rd generation does not detect the p24 antigen
2nd generations do not detect IgM

Great picture of the different tests in CLSI M53

103
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What test must be done before treating an HIV positive patient with Maraviroc?

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CCR5 tropism assay. Maraviroc only works on isolates that are soley CCR5 tropic

104
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What are the 3 groups of HIV1 infection? What is the most common?

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Major (M) = A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K
Outlier (O)
Non M, Non-O (N)

M group, subtype B is the most common
HIV2 has 2 groups, A and B

105
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What is a recombinant HIV virus that has been transmitted to 3 or more persons called?

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Circulating Recombinant Form (CRF)

106
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3 stages of HIV infection?

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1) Acute Infection
2) Latent Phase
3) AIDS (CD4 <200, OI)

107
Q

1 way to increase the sensitivity of p24 antigen assays?

A

Heat or acid to break up the antigen/antibody complexes

108
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5 causes of brain lesions in AIDS patient?

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1) Toxoplasma encephalitis
2) Primary CNS Lymphoma
3) Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
4) HIV encephalopathy
5) CMV encephalitis

109
Q

What is the incubation period for measles virus?

110
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When are patients with measles virus contagious?

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4 days before rash appearance to 4 days after rash appearance

111
Q

Isolation requirements for measles?

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Airborne until 4 days after rash onset

Or duration of illness if immunocompromised

112
Q

Family and Genus for Measles virus?

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Family = Paramyxoviridae
Genus = Morbillivirus
113
Q

When do IgG and IgM appear in measles infection?

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3-7 days after the rash

114
Q

Treatment for measles?

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No antiviral treatment
Vitamin A for once daily x 2 days:
200,000 IU for 12 months of age and older
100,000 IU for 6-12 months
50,000 IU for <6 months

Can give measles vaccine within 72 hours of exposure or IVIG within 6 days of exposure

115
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3 clinical manifestations of HHV6 in an adult bone marrow transplant recipient?

A

1) Meningoencephalitis
2) Febrile illness
3) Pneumonitis

116
Q

What animal was involved with the transmission of SARS?

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Palm civet

Raccoon dog

117
Q

4 most common comorbidities in patients with MERS CoV?

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1) CKD
2) DM
3) Heart Disease
4) Immunocompromised

118
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What is the receptor for MERS CoV in bronchiolar tissue?

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DPP4 (CD26)

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