Virology Flashcards
The interstitial space between the nucleocapsid and the envelope
Tegument
All Viruses are haploid except
Retroviruses
One virus produces a protein that can be used by another virus
Complementation
Two different viruses infect the same cell
Phenotypic mixing
Gold standard in viral diagnosis
Presence of viral DNA or RNA
First vaccine known to prevent human cancer
HBV
All DNA viruses have double stranded DNA except
Parvovirus
All DNA viruses have linear DNA
Papilloma
Polyoma
Hepadna
All DNA viruses are icosahedral except
Poxvirus (complex)
All DNA viruses replicate in the nucleus except
Poxvirus (cytoplasm)
Naked DNA viruses
(HU-P-AD)
Parvovirus
Adenovirus
Human Papillomavirus
Etiology of Erythema Infectiosum
May also cause aplastic crisis, Hydrops fetalis, pancytopenia in chronic infection
Parvovirus B19
Only virus with fiber/penton
Known to cause hemorrhagic cystitis
Histopathology: Cowdry type B inclusions
Adenovirus
Infects squamous cells and induce formation of cytoplasmic vacuoles/koilocytes
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Cause progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in patients with AIDS
Affects oligodendrocytes (deficits in speech, coordination and memory)
JC Polyoma Virus
Causes hemorrhagic cystitis and nephropathy in patients with kidney and bone marrow transplants
BK Polyoma Virus
Multinucleated giant cells seen on Tzank Smear
Large, pink to purple intranuclear inclusions (Cowdry type A)
Herpes Simplex Virus
All enveloped viruses acquire their envelope from plasma membrane except
Herpes Virus (nuclear membrane)
Site of latency of HSV1
Trigeminal ganglia
Site of latency of HSV 2
Lumbosacral ganglia
Site of latency of VZV
Dorsal root ganglia
Dewdrop on a rose petal appearance/vesicular centrifugal rash
Varicella
Painful vesicles along dermatomal distribution
Postherpetic Neuralgia
Varicella Zoster
Cultured in shell tubes
Heterophil-negative mononucleosis
HP: giant cells with owl’s eye nuclear inclusions
CMV
Most common infectious cause of congenital abnormalities
Congenital CMV
Most common cause of blindness in HIB
CMV retinitis