Virus List Flashcards
Enterovirus (poliovirus)
Poliomyelitis (polio)
Mode of transmission: fecal-oral (ingestion of contaminated food or water)
*naked
Rhinovirus
Common cold
Mode of transmission: droplet, direct contact or formites
*naked
Hepatitis A virus
Hepatitis A
Mode of transmission: fecal-oral (ingestion of contaminated food or water)
*naked
Noro Virus
Viral gastroenteritis (diarrhea , vomiting)
Mode of transmission: fecal-oral (ingestion of contaminated food or water)
*naked
Rotovirus (type of reovirus)
Viral gastroenteritis (diarrhea, vomiting)
Mode of transmission: fecal-oral (ingestion of contaminated food or water)
*naked
Adenovirus
Acute respiratory infections (pharyngo-conjunctivitis)
Mode of transmission: droplet, direct contact or fomites
*naked
Human papilloma virus HPV
Genital warts , cervical cancer
Mode of transmission: sexual contact
*naked
Mumps virus
Mumps
Mode of transmission: exposure to contaminated saliva
*enveloped
Measles virus
Measles (rubeola)
Mode of transmission: inhalation of respiratory droplets from coughing and sneezing
Rubella virus
German measles (rubella)
Mode of transmission: inhalation of respiratory droplets from coughing and sneezing
Rabies virus
Rabies
Mode of transmission: from saliva of an infected animal via a bite
Influenza virus
Influenza (flu) - possess hemagglutinin and neuraminidase spikes (ex: h5n1, h1n1) - spikes change by antigenic shift and drift
Mode of transmission: inhalation of respiratory droplets from coughing and sneezing
Ebola virus
Ebola hemorrhagic fever
Mode of transmission: contact with bodily fluid, especially blood
Hantavirus
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
Mode of transmission: inhalation of dried mouse urine, feces or saliva
Coronavirus
Respiratory infections (SARS)
Mode of transmission: inhalation of respiratory droplets from coughing and sneezing
Human herpes virus I
Most oral herpes cases
Mode of transmission: virus from a person with active lesions gains access to oral mucosa of an uninfected person
Human herpes virus II
Most genital herpes cases
Mode of transmission: sexual contact
Varicella-zoster virus (varicellovirus)
Chickenpox / shingles
Mode of transmission: exposure to respiratory secretions
Cytomegalovirus CMV
Cytomegaly
Mode of transmission: sexual contact, exposure during birth, exposure to contaminated blood
Epstein Barr virus EBV
Mononucleosis, burkitts lymphoma
Mode of transmission: exposure to contaminated saliva
Variola virus
Small pox
Mode of transmission: inhalation of respiratory droplets or dried crusts from the skin
Human immunodeficiency virus HIV
AIDS , is a retrovirus: uses enzyme reverse transcriptase to convert RNA –> DNA
Mode of transmission: sexual contact, intravenous drug abuse
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis B
Mode of transmission: sexual contact, exposure to blood, contaminated needles
Parvovirus B19
Erythema infectiosum (fifths disease)
Mode of transmission: respiratory secretions
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C
Mode of transmission: sexual contact, contaminated needles
West Nile Virus
West Nile encephalitis
Mode of transmission: mosquito vector
Diphtheria toxin
Diptheria
Bacteria: corynebacterium diphtheriae
Erythrogenic toxin
Scarlet fever
Bacteria: streptococcus pyogenes
Botulinum toxin
Botulism
Bacteria: clostridium botulinum
Enterotoxin toxin
Food poisoning
Bacteria: staphylococcus
Tetanus toxin
Tetanus
Bacteria: clostridium tetani
Anthrax toxin
Anthrax
Bacteria: bacillus anthracis
Exfoliatin toxin
Scalded skin syndrome
Bacteria: staphylococcus aureus
Hemolysin toxin
Strep throat
Bacteria: streptococcus pyogenes
