Viruses Flashcards

1
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subunit of the protein (capsid) or a virus particle

A

capsomere

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2
Q

ssRNA
infects plants
smaller than a virus

A

viroid

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3
Q

classified by DNA or RNA

contains one or other, not both

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virus

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4
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viruses m/c transmitted by the

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respiratory system

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5
Q

vector - mosquitoes

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arboviruses/arthropod borne virus

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6
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vector - sexual transmission, IV drugs

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AIDS

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7
Q

vector - oral fecal

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polio

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8
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vector - bite from infected animal

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rabies

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9
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vector - skin contact/casual contact

A

warts

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10
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Hepatitis: oral fecal

A

A

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11
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Hepatitis: sexual transmission , IV drugs

A

B

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12
Q

Hepatitis: transfusion, tattooing

A

C

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13
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skin reactions:
type 1 - fever blisters above belt
type 2- genital below the belt

A

herpes simplex

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14
Q
skin reactions:
shingles in adults
does not cross midline 
in DRG
follows dermatome
A

herpes zoster

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15
Q

skin reactions:

pink cauliflower lesion on female genitalia

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molluscum contagiosum

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16
Q

skin reactions:
warts
transmitted by casual contact

A

papovavirus

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17
Q

skin reactions:
german measles
3 day measles
persistent (latent)

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rubella

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18
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skin reactions:
red measles
ruby red 
kloplik spots 
cough, coryza (runny nose) conjunctivitis
A

rubeola

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19
Q

skin reactions:

cow pox

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vaccinia

20
Q

skin reactions:
maculopapularvesicular rash
red, elevated and fluid filled

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varicella (chicken pox)

21
Q

skin reactions:
small pox
guarneri bodies

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variola

22
Q

enteric reactions:
childhood dysentery
hand food mouth dz

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coxsackie

23
Q

enteric reactions:

skin rash and heart dz

A

echovirus

24
Q

enteric reactions:

spread by rodents, including chipmunks

A

hantavirus

25
Q

enteric reactions:
spread by oral fecal contamination
anterior horn (alpha motor)
bulbar types cause respiratory paralysis

A

polio

26
Q

respiratory reactions:

conjunctivitis, pharyngitis

A

adenovirus

27
Q
respiratory reactions:
has antigenic shift and or drift
small mutation - drift
big mutation - shift 
causes the flu
A

influenza

28
Q

respiratory reactions:
caused by sidomegalic paramyxoid virus
pleomorphic (many shapes)
causes parotiditis, leads to lower motor neuron dz (bells palsy)

A

mumps

29
Q

respiratory reactions:
respiratory syncytial virus
causes croup and bronchiolitis

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RSV

30
Q

other:
latent/persistent
birth defects
disseminated dz in AIDS pt’s

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CMV (cytomegalovirus)

31
Q

other:
bullet shaped under electron microscope
RNA, rhabdo virus
negri bodies in brain, hydrophobia

A

rabies

32
Q

other:
negative reaction to aspirin taken for viral infection
causes fatty liver and encephalopathy
fatal

A

reyes syndrome

33
Q

other:

caused by retro virus (HIV) reverse transcriptase RNA -> DNA

A

AIDS

34
Q
AIDS:
#1 fungal infection 
#1 cause of dath
A

Pneumocystis carinii

35
Q

AIDS:
#1 parasitic infection
spread by cat feces

A

Toxoplasmosis

36
Q
AIDS:
#1 death by cancer
A

kaposi sarcoma

37
Q

AIDS:
causes mucousy diarrhea
also, protozoal infection

A

Giardia lamblia

38
Q
Hepatitis type:
fecal oral 
NOT carrier for life
NO sequelae 
RNA
A

Hep A

39
Q
Hepatitis type:
sexual, IV drug user
CARRIER FOR LIFE
sequelae - liver cancer 
DNA
asian culture, japanese
A

Hep B

40
Q
Hepatitis type:
tattoos, blood transfusions
CARRIER FOR LIFE
sequelae - liver cancer 
RNA
screen blood
A

Hep C

41
Q
Hepatitis type:
co infection with B
CARRIER FOR LIFE
sequelae - liver cancer 
RNA
only replicates in presence of B
A

Hep D

42
Q

Arboviruses:

all equine encephalitis

A

group A

all spread by mosquitos

43
Q

Arboviruses:

fever’s

A

group B

44
Q

Arboviruses:
jaundice
vector - aides agypti mosquito
viscerotropic virus

A

group B

yellow fever

45
Q

Arboviruses:
arthralgia
develop breakbone fever and bone crusher dz
vector - mosquito

A

group B

dengue fever

46
Q

Arboviruses:

eastern equine encephalitis

A

group A

west nile virus

47
Q

Arboviruses:

what are the 5 major ones (DEWYS)

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eastern equine encephalitis 
western equine encephalitis
st. louis encephalitis 
yellow fever 
dengue fever