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Virology Random facts Flashcards

1
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Orthomyxoviridae species…

A

Influenza

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Paramyxoviridae species…

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Morbillivirus:Measles
Parymyxovirus: Mumps
Parinfluenza
Pneumovirus: Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

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3
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Cause of SARS

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Coronavirus

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4
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Cause of croup

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Adenovirus, influenza, and parainfluenza

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5
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Outbreaks in Bone marrow transplant wards

A

Adenovirus

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6
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Adenovirus serotypes commonly associated with outbreaks

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3, 7a, 7b, 14 and 19

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7
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Smallest DNA virus

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Parvoviruses

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8
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Needs a helper virus to grow in mitotically active cells

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Adeno associated Virus

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9
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Picornavirus that doesn’t replicate in GI tract

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Rhinovirus

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10
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Picrornavirus species…

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Enterovirus: polio, Coxsackievirus, Echovirus
Rhinovirus
Hepatovirus-Hepatitis A virus

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11
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Polyprotein made by one large open reading frame

A

Poliovirus

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12
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No viral enzymes required for translation of viral RNA

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Poliovirus

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13
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Hand foot and mouth disease

A

Coxsackievirus group A 16

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14
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Cruise Ship outbreaks

A

Norwalk virus

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15
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Leading cause of food-borne outbreaks in US

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Norwalk virus

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16
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dsRNA virus

A

Rotavirus

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17
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Double layer capsids

A

Rotavirus (Unique?)

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18
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NSP4 protein

A

Rotavirus, Cholera toxin activity

Prevents water reabsorption

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19
Q

DNA Hepatitis

A

Hepatitis B

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20
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Picornavirus Hepatitis

A

Hepatitis A

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21
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Flavivirus Hepatitis

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Hepatitis C and G

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22
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Hepadnavirus Hepatitis

A

Hepatitis B

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23
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HBsAG

A

Hepatitis B surface Ag

Diagnositic for acute hepatitis B

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24
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Anti-HBs

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Antibody to HBsAg

Diagnostic for acute hepatitis B

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25
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Anti-HBc

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Antibody to HBcAg in acute and chronic carriers
IgM=Acute
IgG=Chronic

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26
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Cause of hepatocellular carcinoma

A

Hepatitis C

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27
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6 Classic Childhood Exanthems

A 
1-Measles
2-Strep
3-Rubella
4-Extinct
5-Parvovirus B19
6-HHV 6 and HHV 7
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28
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Photophobia

A

Measles

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29
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Koplik’s Spots

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White spots on Buccal and lower labial mucosa opposite the lower molars
Measles

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30
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Microscopy of multinuecleated giant cells in nasopharyngeal secretions

A

Measles

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31
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Togavirus

A

Rubella

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32
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TORCHES

A 
Taxoplasma Gondii
Rubella
Cytomegalogvirus
Herpes and HIV 
Syphillis
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33
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Thrombocyopenic purpura-blueberrymuffin

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RUBELLA

measles

34
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Only infect mitotically active cells

A

Parvovirus B19

35
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Face-slap disease

A

Parvovirus B19

36
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Hydrops fetalis

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Parvovirus crossing placenta

37
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Break bone fever

A

Dengue fever

38
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Bullet shaped

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Rhabdovirus (Rabies)

39
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Hydrophobia

40
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Negri Bodies

41
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Sin Nombre

A

North American Hantavirus with deer mouse resevoir

42
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Only DNA that replicates entirely in host cytoplasm

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Poxivirdiae (smallpox)

43
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Lentivirinae species

44
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Deltaretrovirus

A

Human T-lymphotropic virus

45
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HIV gag gene

A

Matrix proteins-structural

46
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HIV pol gene

A

Protease, RT and Intergrase

47
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HIV Env gene

A

Surface glycoprotein

48
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Tegument matrix

49
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HHV-1

A

Herpes simplex virus 1
Mucoepithelial cells
Oral
Latency in nerve ganglia

50
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HHV-2

A

Herpes simplex virus 2
Sexual
Genital
Latency in nerve ganglia

51
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HHV-4

A

Epstein Barr virus
Kissing
Mono and lymphoma
Latency in B lymphocytes

52
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HHV-5

A

Cytomeglovirus
Congenital and Sexual transmission
Mono
Monocytes, neutrophils, vascular endothelial cells latency

53
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HHV-6

A

Human herpesvirus 6
Roseola in infants
Latency in T lymphocytes, monocytes and macrophages

54
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HHV-8

A

Kaposi sarcoma associated herpesvirus
Tumors
Latency virus infected tumors

55
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Heparin sulfate

A

Herpes binds to enter cell

56
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VP16 tegument protein

A

virus encoded trasncripion activation factor used by Herpes

57
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Ballooning of cells in viral culture

58
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Multinucelated giant cellls with Toluidine blue and Cowdry type A inclusions

A

Herpes (Tzanck Smear)

59
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Gamma herpes virus

A

Epstein Barr Virus

60
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Use complement component CR2 and CD21

A

Epstein Barr virus

61
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Atypical Lymphocytes

A

Epstein Barr Virus

62
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EBNA IgG

A

Lifelong marker for primary infection of Epstein Barr Virus

63
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Beta Herpes virus

A

Cytomegalovirus

64
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Owl’s eye-Histopatology of lung

A

Cytomegalovirus

65
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Rb protein

A

Inhibits cell entry into G1/S phase

66
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P53

A

Induces cell cycle arrest or apoptosis

67
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HPV 16 and 18

A

Squamous cell carcinoma of cervix

68
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HPV 6 and 11

A

Benign cervical warts

69
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E6

A

Binds to p53 targets degradation

70
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E7

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Binds to Rb prevents from inhibiting proliferation

71
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Pap Smear for….

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HPV- perinuclear vacuolated cytoplasm

72
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EBNA 1

A

Maintains presence of viral genome

73
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EBNA 2

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Stimulates B cell proliferation

74
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EBNA 3

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Inactivates Rb, stimulates cell gene expression

75
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Late membrane proteins

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Stimulate proliferation

76
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Tax gene

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Activates cellular genes encoding T cell growth factors (HTLV-1)

77
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Virion consists of…

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Nucleic acid genome, protein capsid, spike. +/- regulatory proteins, +/- lipid envelope

78
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Eclipse phase

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no infectious particles

79
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Latent phase

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no infectious particles outside of host cell

80
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Parvorvirus Replication strategy

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single stranded DNA must be converted to double stranded before it can be transcribed

81
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Poxvirus Replication strategy

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replicate in the cytoplasm

Must encode all of the proteins needed for gene expression and replication

82
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Two RNA viruses that do not replicate in cytoplasm

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Orthomyxoviruses and Retroviruses

Microbiology (10 decks)

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