Viruses Flashcards

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Common Cold Outline

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Upper Respiratory Infection. Caused by rhinovirus (RNA), adenovirus (DNA) and coronavirus (RNA). Keeps reinfecting frequently as viruses undergo rapid mutation. Mild coughing, sneezing, throat irritation, sneezing, rhinorrhea and malaise. Not systemically ill (no fever, ect)

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Malaise Def

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tiredness due to illness

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Common Cold Treatment

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Self limiting. Only addressed if economic burden is severe (typically supportive eg analgesics) .Can’t be vaccinated due to rate of mutation

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Differences between influenza and common cold

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Influenza’s symptoms are more severe. Influenza can be vaccinated against

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Haemophillus Influenza

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Gram negative, motile bacteria that causes local bronchitis and systemically causes arthiritis

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Influenza Outline

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Acute upper respiratory virus. Caused by influenza A,B or C (orthomyxovirus, RNA). Occurs in seasonal outbreaks (Oct-May). Occasional pandemics. Abrupt fever and cough, followed by persistent weakness (some systemic). Transfered via droplets in contact with mucus membranes

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Influenza A Outline

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Virus infects mammalian and avian species. Annual epidemics and occasional pandemics. Main reservoirs = birds. Envelope, capsid and flagella

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Influenza B Outline

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Restricted to humans. Cause outbreaks every 2-4 years. Not associated with pandemics

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Influenza C Outline

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Restricted to humans. Not associated with outbreaks. Causes milder diseases

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Antigenic Drift Outline

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Viral DNA polymerase makes replication errors. Results in change in glycoprotein antigens. Epidemics

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Antigenic Shift Outline

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Genes swapped between different strains when 2 viruses (of different strains) infect the same host cell.This results in a novel virus with new antigens causing a pandemic

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Hemagglutin Outline

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Substance on virus that ligand-ligand binds with receptors on host cells

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Progression of Influenza

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Secondary bacterial infection. Streptococcus pneumonia , haemophiles pneumonia and staphylococcus aures (MRSA). May progress to Reye’s Syndrome

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Reye’s Syndrome Outline

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Encephalopathy and liver failure (inflammation in brain and liver). Results in death

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Influenza Diagnosis Outline

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Nasopharyngel apirates, nose/throats swabs bronchoalveolar sputum. PCR, immunofluorescence, serology, Monkey Kidney Agar

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Influenza Vaccination

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Inactivated virus given every Oct as prophylaxis. Administered to at risk groups (healthcare workers, < 6 months, immunosuppressed, >65 years, pregnant women and morbidly obese

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Influenzas Treatment

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Supportive: analgesics, antipyretics (reduce fever), Hospitalised: oxygen and antivirals: oseltamivir (neuramininidase inhibitors, salicylic acid) and zanamivir

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Coronavirus Outline

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Upper respiratory infection. Ranges from mild to severe. Incubation period = 14 days. Phylogenetically related to SARs. Symptom: fever, myalgia, cough and loss taste/smell. Thrombosis, long Covid and organ failure

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Coronavirus Management

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Oxygen, monoclonal antibodies, dexmathasone and remdesovir

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Diarrheal Illness

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Rotavirus, calicivirus, astrovirus, norwalk virus, norovirus and adenovirus

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5 Groups of Picroviruses (enterovirus)

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Poliovirus, CoxScakie A virus, CoxScakie B Virus, ECHO virus and Others

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Enterovirus Transmission

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Fecal-oral (direct, indirect), oral-oral, aerosol and peri-natal transmission

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Enterovirus Pathogenesis Infection

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Innate infection of upper respiratory infection. Virus spreads to lymphoid tissues, viraemia (virus in blood). Damage to target organ

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Viremia Outline

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Minor = systemic lymphoid tissue and Major = CNS infection

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Viral Meningitis Outline

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Enterococci systemic infection

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Enetrococci Infection Treatment

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Self limiting, antivirals not recommended. supportive: antipyretics, rehydration, anelsgia;

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CoxSackie Virus Outline

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2 antigenic types (A and B). Faecal-oral, inhlation and vesicle contact.

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Coxsackie Virus Disease

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Meningitis +/- rash, Bornholm’s Disease (fever, unilateral chest pain), herpangia (mouth ulcers), neonatal myocarditis

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Coxsackie Virus Treatment

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Ibuprofin and rehydration

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Poliovirus Outline

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3 distinct serotypes. Humans are only natural host. Source is person with acute infection fecal-oral route. 95% asymptomatic, non-specific viral symptoms, aseptic meningitis and paralytic poliomyelitis (CNA paralysis)

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Polio Vaccine Outline

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Live Attuned (orally, IgA humoral immunity, 3 doses = primary) and Inactivated Polioviris (3 polio, administered 3 times)

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Gastroentiritis Viral Cause

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Rotavirus (ds RNA, reoviridae), norovirus (RNA, calciviridae), Astrovirus (RNA, astroviridae) and adenovirus (DNA, adenoviridae). Fecal-oral, food contamination

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Rotavirus Outline

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Acute diahorrea in children, 7 serotypes, infectous dose is small. Oral vaccine (up to 24 months of age) and rehydration

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Norovirus Outline

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acute diahorrea and vomiting. Short incubation