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Virus List Flashcards

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Enterovirus (poliovirus)

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Poliomyelitis (polio)

Mode of transmission: fecal-oral (ingestion of contaminated food or water)

*naked

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Rhinovirus

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Common cold

Mode of transmission: droplet, direct contact or formites

*naked

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Hepatitis A virus

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Hepatitis A

Mode of transmission: fecal-oral (ingestion of contaminated food or water)

*naked

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Noro Virus

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Viral gastroenteritis (diarrhea , vomiting)

Mode of transmission: fecal-oral (ingestion of contaminated food or water)

*naked

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Rotovirus (type of reovirus)

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Viral gastroenteritis (diarrhea, vomiting)

Mode of transmission: fecal-oral (ingestion of contaminated food or water)

*naked

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Adenovirus

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Acute respiratory infections (pharyngo-conjunctivitis)

Mode of transmission: droplet, direct contact or fomites

*naked

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Human papilloma virus HPV

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Genital warts , cervical cancer

Mode of transmission: sexual contact

*naked

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Mumps virus

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Mumps

Mode of transmission: exposure to contaminated saliva

*enveloped

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Measles virus

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Measles (rubeola)

Mode of transmission: inhalation of respiratory droplets from coughing and sneezing

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Rubella virus

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German measles (rubella)

Mode of transmission: inhalation of respiratory droplets from coughing and sneezing

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Rabies virus

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Rabies

Mode of transmission: from saliva of an infected animal via a bite

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Influenza virus

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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

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Ebola virus

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Ebola hemorrhagic fever

Mode of transmission: contact with bodily fluid, especially blood

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Hantavirus

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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

Mode of transmission: inhalation of dried mouse urine, feces or saliva

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Coronavirus

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Respiratory infections (SARS)

Mode of transmission: inhalation of respiratory droplets from coughing and sneezing

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Human herpes virus I

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Most oral herpes cases

Mode of transmission: virus from a person with active lesions gains access to oral mucosa of an uninfected person

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Human herpes virus II

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Most genital herpes cases

Mode of transmission: sexual contact

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Varicella-zoster virus (varicellovirus)

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Chickenpox / shingles

Mode of transmission: exposure to respiratory secretions

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Cytomegalovirus CMV

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Cytomegaly

Mode of transmission: sexual contact, exposure during birth, exposure to contaminated blood

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Epstein Barr virus EBV

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Mononucleosis, burkitts lymphoma

Mode of transmission: exposure to contaminated saliva

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Variola virus

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Small pox

Mode of transmission: inhalation of respiratory droplets or dried crusts from the skin

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Human immunodeficiency virus HIV

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AIDS , is a retrovirus: uses enzyme reverse transcriptase to convert RNA –> DNA

Mode of transmission: sexual contact, intravenous drug abuse

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Hepatitis B virus

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Hepatitis B

Mode of transmission: sexual contact, exposure to blood, contaminated needles

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Parvovirus B19

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Erythema infectiosum (fifths disease)

Mode of transmission: respiratory secretions

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Hepatitis C

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Hepatitis C

Mode of transmission: sexual contact, contaminated needles

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West Nile Virus

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West Nile encephalitis

Mode of transmission: mosquito vector

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Diphtheria toxin

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Diptheria

Bacteria: corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Erythrogenic toxin

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Scarlet fever

Bacteria: streptococcus pyogenes

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Botulinum toxin

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Botulism

Bacteria: clostridium botulinum

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Enterotoxin toxin

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Food poisoning

Bacteria: staphylococcus

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Tetanus toxin

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Tetanus

Bacteria: clostridium tetani

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Anthrax toxin

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Anthrax

Bacteria: bacillus anthracis

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Exfoliatin toxin

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Scalded skin syndrome

Bacteria: staphylococcus aureus

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Hemolysin toxin

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Strep throat

Bacteria: streptococcus pyogenes

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