Viruses Flashcards
Adenovirus
Naked, dsDNA, (pink eye, pneumonia, pharyngitis)
Parvovirus
Naked, ssDNA(-), Slapped cheeks rash in kids, B19 virus, rhumatoid arthritis in adults and hemolytic -> hydrops fetalis in fetus
Papillomavirus
Naked, dsDNA circular, HPV warts, cervical cancer
Pox
Envelop, dsDNA (linear), smallpox [does it’s business in the cytoplasm with its own polymerases]
HSV-1 (about it)
Gingivostomatis, kertoconjunctivitis, temporal lobe encephalitis…latent in trigeminal ganglia
HSV-2
Herpes genitalis, neonatal…latent in sacral ganglia
VZV
Varicella-zoster; chickenpox and shingles, ;atent in dorsal root or trigeminal ganglia
EBV
Epstein-Barr Virus, infectious mononucleosis, Burkitt’s lymphoma, nasophartngeal carcinoma; latent in B cells
CMV
cytomegalovirus; Congenital infection, mono without the sore throat; retinitis
HHV-6
Roseola; high fevers for like 3 days then a lacey rash on the torso…don’t give Abs
Reoviruses
Naked, dsRNA, linear, icosahedral….ROTOVIRUS
hahahhaa, ROTO=Right Out The Anus (diarrhea)
Picornavirus
Naked, (+)ssRNA, Icosahedral, Poli, Rhinovirus (common cold)
Retrovirus
HIV; Enveloped, (+)ssRNA, Icosahedral
Influenza (Orthomyxoviruses)
Enveloped, (-)ssRNA, Helical …8 segments
Rhabdoviruses
RABIES; enveloped, (-)ssRNA, Helical