Virus Flashcards

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Two types of virus

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Naked–without envelope

Enveloped–capsid surrounded by lipid membrane

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Virus shapes

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Isometric
Helical
Complex

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2
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Viral genome

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EITHER DNA or RNA

Never both

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3
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Viruses are metabolically inert extra cellular

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Okay!

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4
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Productive phage

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Numerous progeny

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5
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Classification of virus

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Isometric
Pleomorphic
Helical

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6
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Viruses are named for

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Places they infect
Root of infection
Place where they were discovered

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7
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Enteric viruses

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Transmitted via fecal oral route

Gastroenteritis

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Respiratory virus

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Respiratory droplets

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9
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Zoonotic animal to human via animal vector

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Rabies

Ebola

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10
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Sexually transmitted disease

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Lesions on genitalia or cause systemic infections
Herpes simplex
HIV
Hepatitis 2

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Acute viral infection

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Short in duration
Host may develop long lasting immunity
Productive infections
Disease symptoms result from tissue damage and infection if new cells
Chicken pox
Measles 
Ebola
Smallpox
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12
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Which part if an animal virus enters the cell?

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Entire virus

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13
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Persistent virus infection

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Always infected

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14
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Latent

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Herpes simplex virus 1 and 2
Shingles
Viral DNA inserts into genome
Very quiet
Provirus
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15
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Chronic infections

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Hep B and Hep C

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Slow infections

17
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RNA virus require what enzyme?

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Replicase–RNA dependent, RNA polymerase

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Plus RNA and minus RNA are

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Reverse compliments

19
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Minus RNA serves as…

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Template to make more plus RNA

20
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Hemaglutanin

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Responsible for binding and neutralizing

21
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Antegenic drift

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Point mutation

22
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Antigenic shift

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Recombination of different RNA strains