Virology: RNA Viruses Flashcards
1
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Reovirus diseases
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- Coltivirus - Colorado tick fever
- Rotavirus - fatal diarrhea in children
2
Q
Picornavirus diseases
A
PERCH
- Poliovirus
- Echovirus
- Rhinovirus
- Coxsackievirus
- HAV
3
Q
Calicivirus disease
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Norovirus (viral gastroenteritis)
4
Q
Flavivirus diseases
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- HCV
- Yellow fever
- Dengue
- St. Louis encephalitis
- West Nile virus
5
Q
Rubella
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Togavirus
6
Q
Retrovirus diseases
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- HTLV - T-cell leukemia
- HIV - AIDS
7
Q
“common cold” & SARS
A
Coronavirus
8
Q
influenza virus
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Orthomyxovirus
9
Q
Paramyxovirus diseases
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PaRaMyxovirus
- Parainfluenza - croup
- RSV - bronchiolitis in babies (rivavirin)
- Measles, Mumps
10
Q
rabies
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Rhabdovirus
11
Q
Ebola/Marburg hemorrhagic fever
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Filovirus
12
Q
Arenavirus diseases
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- LCMV - lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
- Lassa fever encephalitis
13
Q
Bunyavirus diseases
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- California encephalitis
- Sandfly/Rift Valley fevers
- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
- Hantavirus
14
Q
_____is a “defective” virus that requires HBV co-infection.
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HDV
15
Q
Negative stranded viruses
A
Always Bring Polymerase Or Fail Replication
- Arenaviruses
- Bunyaviruses
- Paramyxoviruses
- Orthomyxoviruses
- Filoviruses
- Rhabdoviruses
16
Q
segmented viruses
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BOAR
- Bunyaviruses
- Orthomyxoviruses
- Arenaviruses
- Reoviruses
17
Q
symptoms of yellow fever virus
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- high fever
- black vomitus
- jaundice
18
Q
2 antigens of influenza virus
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- Hemagglutinin - viral entry
- Neuraminidase - progeny virion release
19
Q
- causes pandemics
- causes epidemics
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- genetic shift/antigenic shifts
- genetic drift
20
Q
rubella findings
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- fever
- postauricular & other lymphadenopathy
- arthralgias
- fine rash
21
Q
congenital rubella findings
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- “blueberry muffin” appearance
- indicative of extramedullary hematopoiesis
22
Q
measles findings
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- Koplik spots
- descending maculopapular rash
- subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)
- encephalitis
- giant cell pneumonia
23
Q
3 C’s of measles
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- Cough
- Coryza
- Conjunctivitis
24
Q
________ ____ used to prevent severe exfoliative dermatitis in malnourished children.
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Vitamin A
25
Mumps virus symptoms
**POM**
* **P**arotitis
* **O**rchitis (inflammation of testes)
* **M**eningitis (aseptic)
26
bullet shaped virus
Negri bodies
Rabies virus
27
progression of rabies
1. fever, malaise
2. agitation, photophobia, hydrophobia
3. paralysis, coma
4. death
