Viruses Flashcards

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Mers-Cov

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Bats (alph, beta), Birds (gamma, delta), Camels

  • Egyptian tombs
  • attacks bronchial epithelium and the kidneys
  • attaches to CD26 (DPP4)
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Non-enveloped

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REO PICk HEPE's CALl
Reoviruses
Picornaviruses
Hepevirus
Caliciviruses
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3
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Measles (Rubeola)

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Paramyxoviridae
3 Cs: cough, coryza, conjunctivitis
kopliks spot
Rash of measles
respiratory spread
contagious 5 days before rash to 4 days after incubation
incubation 7-18 days
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Congenital rubella manifestations

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"Blue berry muffin" appearance
Eye defects
Nerve deafness
Enlarged liver and spleen
Thrombocytopenia
CNS defects & retardation
-microcephaly
-encephalitis
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