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Virus Structure And Transmission Flashcards

1
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What are the 4 components of most viruses

A

Viral genome
Capsid
Envelope (lipid bilayer)
Surface proteins/spike

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2
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Which part of the virus components aren’t present in all viruses

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Lipid bilayer envelope

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3
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What are viruses called because they only grow inside host cells

A

Obligate intracellular parasites

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4
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What is a virion

A

A virus particle

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5
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What makes up the capsid

A

Capsomere proteins

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6
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What does a true virus contain many copies of

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Nucleic acid and proteins eg capsomeres

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7
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What is a nucleocapsid

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Genome encased inside capsid

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8
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Which virus is the smallest

A

Polio

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9
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What is the largest virus

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Pox

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10
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What are the 5 types of virus forms

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Naked icosahedral

Naked helical

Enveloped icosahedral

Enveloped helical

Complex virus

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11
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What do naked icosahedrals and naked helicals not have

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Envelope

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12
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How are viruses classified

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Via size and shape

Via their infection site

Baltimore (how genome produces mrna and replicates)

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13
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Name the 3 modes of transmission between organisms

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Horizontal (person to person)

Vertical (mother to child)

Zoonotic (animal to human)

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14
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Which 5 routes can horizontal transmission occur

A

Oral - faecal

Respiratory (inhalation)

Sexual transmission

Urine

Mechanical (blood products)

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15
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How does respiratory horizontal transmission occur

A

Droplets can be inhaled or transmitted from surfaces into eyes, mouth and nose

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16
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What happens to particles like influenza which is respiratorily transmitted if they get into surfaces

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They become dessicated eventually if not transmitted to another host

17
Q

Name some viruses from sexual transmission

A

Hiv

Herpes

Hepatitis B

18
Q

Which virus can be spread in urine and oral faecal

A

Polio

19
Q

How does mechanical transfer work

A

Blood transfusions, piercings, tattoos

20
Q

Which 2 viruses spread mechanically in blood

A

Hiv and hepatitis C

21
Q

Which 3 ways does vertical transmission occur

A

Via placenta

Birth transmission (perinatal)

Post natal after birth

22
Q

Give an example of a perinatal disease

A

Herpes

23
Q

Give an example of disease post natal

A

Hiv in milk from mother

Or hepatitis B from saliva

24
Q

What is the primary host/ reservoir in zoonotic transmission

A

Animal in which the virus replicates in

25
Q

What is the animal called which transmits the virus

A

Vector eg mosquito

26
Q

How can yellow fever infect us via zoonotic transmission

A

Reservoir in monkeys

Transferred to mosquitoes

Transfer it to us (vector)

27
Q

Can the reservoir and vector be the same animal

A

Yes

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