Virus Intro & Positive Strand RNA Flashcards
Dr. Schein
Dengue can cause _____ fever sometimes and Shock Syndrome
Hemorrhagic
Jap/ Saint Louis Encephalitis, West nile, Dengue, Yellow Fever, and Zika are all examples of _____virus
Flavi
The togavirus, Alphavirus uses humans as an ______ host
Accidental
Zika virus is classified as a _____virus
Flavi
DNA viruses tend to stay in the _____, except for POX
Nucleus
Among the Flaviviruses, what do Japanese, Saint Louis, and West Nile all share in common?
Accidental human hosts
Coxsackie, Echo, and Poliovirus are all subclasses of the _____-virus which are all Picornaviridae
Entero
____ fever goes monkey to monkey via Haemogogus and humans are accidental host; It’s a Flavi virus
Yellow
2 Features common to Flaviviridae and Togaviridae?
- Non-segmented (+) Strand RNA genome
2. Enveloped
List 3 Vaccines for Poiio
- Salk (killed)
- Sabin (live)
- eIPV (IgA)
Why does shock sydrome occur in Dengue fever?
- Gets surrounded by antibodies
- Macrophages eat virus and get infected
- Cytokine surge
Name 2 types of Togavirus
- Alpha virus
2. Rubivirus
Since the poliovirus doesn’t need a ____ to replicate, it chops it in the host to promote its own growth solely
Cap
Corona Virus has a _____ nucleocapsid
Helical
Japanese and Saint Louis Encephalitis virus are both Flaviviruses that mainly target the children and eldery, a key therapuetic difference is that Japs have a _____ available
Vaccine