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phenotypic mixing

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Simultaneous infection of a cell with 2 viruses

Genome of virion A can be partially or completely coated forming a pseudovirion with the surface proteins of virus B

Type B protein coat determines the tropism (infectivity) of the hybrid virus

Progeny have a type A coat that is encoded by its type a A genetic material

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All RNA viruses have ssRNA genomes except

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Reoviridae (dsRNA)

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+ssRNA

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Retrovirus
Togavirus
Flavivirus
Coronavirus
Hepevirus
Calicivirus
Picornavirus

“I went to a retro Toga party where I drank flavored Corona and ate hippie Cali pickles”

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(-) vs (+) strand

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mostly : (+) strand purified nucleic acids are infectious

but (-) strand are not and require polymerase contained in the complete virion. Virion brings its own RNA dependent RNA polymerase

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Nonenveloped/naked viruses

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“give PAPP smears and CPR to a naked hippie”

Papillomavirus
Adenovirus
Parvovirus
Polyomavirus
Calicivirus
Picornavirus
Reovirus
Hepevirus
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DNA viruses

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they are HHAPPPPy viruses

Hepadna –> HBV, not retrovirus, has reverse transcriptase

Herpes

Adeno –> febrile pharyngitis, pink eye, etc

Pox –> molluscum contagiosum

Parvo –> B19 virus causing a slapped cheek rash in children. RBC destruction in fetus –> hydrops fetalis. Aplastic crisis and RA sx

Papilloma –> warts are 6,11. Cervical cancer are 16 and 18

Polyoma –> JC virus causes progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in HIV. BK virus transplant patients commonly targets kidneys

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All DNA viruses are double stranded except

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Parvo

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All DNA viruses replicate in the nucleus except

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Poxvirus

“Pox is out of the box (nucleus)

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HSV1

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Keratoconjunctivitis and herpes labialis
Herpetic whitlow on finger
Temporal lobe encephalitis (most common cause of sporadic encephalitis)

Trigeminal ganglia

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HSV2

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Herpes genitalis and neonatal herpes

Sacral ganglia

Viral meningitis more common compared to HSV1

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HSV3

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Spread via resp secretions

Varicella zoster

Most common cause of shingles is post herpetic neuralgia

Latent in dorsal root or trigeminal ganglia. If CN V1 is involved then it can cause herpes zoster ophthalmicus

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EBV or HHV-4

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Epstein Barr Virus (HHV-4) - infects B cells through CD21. Atypical lymphocytes on peripheral blood smear (due o cytotoxic T cells)

“kissing disease” or mononucleosis - fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pharyngitis, lymphadenopathy (esp posterior lymph nodes)

AVOID contact sports due to risk of splenic rupture

Associated with Burkitt lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, lymphoproliferative diseases in transplant pt

+monospot test - heterophile antibodies detected by agglutination of sheep or horse RBCs

Amoxicillin causes characterisitc maculopapular rash

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Cytomegalovirus (HHV-5)

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(-) monospot test in immunocompetent pt

pneumonia in transplant pts
AIDS retinitis “sightomegalovirus”: hemorrhage, cottom-wool exudates, vision loss

“owl eye” intranuclear inclusions

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HHV 6 and 7

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spread via saliva. Fever first, rosy rash later

Roseola infantum (exanthem subitum): high fever for several days that can cause seizures followed by a diffuse macular rash.

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HHV 8

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Sexual contact

Kaposi sarcoma (neoplasm of endothelial cells) in HIV/AIDS p and transplant pt

dark/violaceous plaques or nodules representing vascular proliferation

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Tzanck test

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a smear of an opened skin vesicle to detect multinucleated giant cells commonly seen in HSV 1, HSV2, VZV . Can also see intranuclear eosinophilic cowdry A inclusions

“Tzanck heavens I do not have herpes”

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Receptors used by viruses

CMV
EBV
HIV
Parvovirus B19
Rabies
Rhinovirus
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CMV - integrins (heparan sulfate)
EBV- CD21
HIV - CD4,CXCR4, CCR5
Parvovirus B19 - P antigens on RBCs
Rabies- Nicotinic AChR
Rhinovirus- ICAM-1
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(-) RNA

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Always Bring Polymerase Or Fail Replication

Arenavirus
Bunyavirus
Paramyxovirus
Orthomyxovirus
Filovirus
Rhabdovirus
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Segmented virus

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BOAR

Bunyavirus
Orthomyxovirus (influenza virus)
Arenavirus
Reovirus

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Picornavirus

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Poliovirus, Echovirus, Rhinovirus, Coxsackievirus, HAV

1 large polypeptide that is cleaved by proteases into function viral proteins

aseptic viral meningitis and enteroviruses (except Rhino and HAV)

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Rhinovirus

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A Picornavirus
Common cold
Acid labile - destroyed in stomach acid –> cant infect GI

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Pt presents with high fever, black vomit, and jaundice

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Yellow fever virus (a flavivirus)

Aedes mosquitoes

councilman bodies (eosinophilic apoptotic globules) on liver biopsy

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Rotavirus

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dsRNA virus (reovirus)

Most important global cause of infantile gastroenteritis

villous destruction with atrophy leads to decreased absorption of Na+ and loss of K+

vaccinate all children except SCID pt

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Influenzavirus

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Orthomyxoviruses

eight segment genome

Contains hemagglutinin (binds sialic acid and promotes viral entry) and neuraminidase (promotes progeny virion release) antigens

pt at risk for super infection via S aureus, S pneumo, and H influenzae

Genetic/antigenic shift causes pandemics
Genetic/antigenic drift causes epidemics

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Rubella virus
Togavirus Fever, postauricular and other lymphadenopathy, arthralgias, and fine maculopapular rash that starts on face and spreads centrifugally to involve trunk and extremities Serious congenital disease - "blueberry" muffin appearance due to dermal extramedullary hematopoiesis
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Paramyxoviruses
Cause disease in children Surface (F) protein which causes respiratory epithelial cells to fuse and form multinucleated cells give Palivizumab (monoclonal Ab against F protein) as prophylaxis to premature infants
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Croup or acute laryngotracheobronchitis
Parainfluenza virus (paramyxovirus) Hemagglutinin which binds sialic acid and promotes viral entry and neuraminidase (promotes progeny virion release) antigens "seal like" barking cough and inspiratory stridor Steeple sign on xray - narrowing of uppe trachea and subglottis Severe croup --> pulsus paradoxus secondary to upper airway obstruction
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Measles virus
Rubeola (paramyxovirus) prodromal fever with cough, coryza, and conjunctivitis Koplik spots - bright red spots with blue-white center on buccal mucosa. Followed by a maculopapular rash that starts at the head/neck and spreads downward lymphadenitis with warthin-finkeldey giant cells (fused lymphocytes) in background of paracortical hyperplasia
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Mumps virus
Parotitis (inflammation of parotid glands) Orchitis (inflammation of testes) Aseptic meningitis Pancreatitis
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Rabies Virus
bullet shaped virus Negri bodies (cytoplasmic inclusions) commonly in purkinje cells of cerebellum and hippocampal neurons Travels to the CNS by migrating in retrograde fashion (via dynein motors) up nerve axons after binding to ACh receptors
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Ebola virus
Filovirus targets endothelial cells, phagocytes, hepatocytes diarrhea, vomiting, high fever, myalgia, progression to DIC, difuse hemorrhage, shock dx with RT-PCR 48 hrs after sx onset
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Zika virus
Flavivirus Aedes mosquito conjuntivitis, low grade pyrexia, and itchy rash congenital microcephaly
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HAV liver biopsy
Hepatocyte swelling Monocyte infiltration Councilman bodies
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HBV liver biopsy
Granular eosinophilic "ground glass" appearance Cytotoxic T cells mediate damage
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HCV liver biopsy
Lymphoid aggregates with focal areas of macrovesicular steatosis
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HDV
Super infection (HDV after HBV) = short coinfection (HDV with HBV) = long Defective virus because it depends on HBV HBsAg coat for entry into hepatocytes
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HEV
Fecale-oral, especially water borne fulminant hepatitis in Expectant (pregnant) women High mortality in pregnant women Liver biopsy shows patchy necrosis
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Anti-HAV (IgM) | Anti-HAV (IgG)
acute hep A | prior HAV infection/vacccination --> prevents reinfection
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HBsAg
Antigen of HBV | Hep B infection
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Anti HBs
antibody to HBsAg immunity due to past Hep B or vaccination
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HBcAg
Antigen associaed with core of HBV
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Anti-HBc
Antibody to HBcAg ``` IgM = acute/recent IgG= prior or chronic infection ```
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HBeAg
secreted by infected hepatocyte into circulation active viral replication
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Anti HBe
antibody to HBeAg
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HIV
Diploid genome ( 2 molecules of RNA) env (gp120 and gp41) - gp120 attaches to host CD4+ and gp41 is for fusion and entry gag (p24 and p17) - p24 is capsid and p17 is a matrix protein pol - reverse transcriptase, aspartate protease, integrase Virus binds CD4 and either CCR5 on macrophages in early infection or CXCR4 on T cells in late infection homozygous CCR5 mutation = immunity heterozygous CCR5 mutation = slower coarse
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HIV dx
AIDS dx when < or equal to 200 CD4 cells first do a HIV1/2 Ag/Ab immunoassay which detecs viral p24 capsid protein and IgG abs to HIV 1/2 Confirm with HIV 1/2 ab differentiation immunoassay which tells you if its HIV 1/2 Inconclusive? nuclec acid amplification test (NAAT). If negaive then it was a false positive inititally
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Prions (not a virus)
conversion of a normal alpha prion protein (PrP^c) to a beta pleated form (PRP^sc) which is transmissible via CNS related tissue or food contaminated by BSE infected animal products PRP^sc resists protease degradation and facilitates teh conversion of still more PrP^c to PrP^sc ultimately results in spongiform encephalopathy and dementia, ataxia, and death
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
prion disease rapidly progressive dementia sporadic
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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
mad cow disease
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Kuru
acquired prion disease tribal populations human cannibalism

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