viruses and disease Flashcards
what is the full name of Aids
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
what is aids caused by
human immunodeficiency virus
how are people living with Aids
anti-retroviral drug therapy
how does anti-retroviral drugs work
- reduces contagiousness and transmission
what does hepatitis B infected the body
via infected blood or body fluids causing inflammatory illness of the liver
what are the types of HBV infections
acute - self limiting and clears within weeks to months
chronic - long standing
what is SARS
severe acute respiratory syndrome
how many types of adenovirus
more than 50 distinct stereotypes to infect humans
what are the symptoms of adenovirus
- mild respiratory infections - young children
- life threatening multi organ failure in people with weekend immune systems
what are the steps in classifying viruses
- genome type - RNA or DNA
- polymerase
- if it has an envelope of not
what does picornaviridae cause
- polio
- hepatitis
- coxsackie virus
- rhinovirus
what does reoviridae cause
-severe diarrhoea in children
what have reoviruses been demonstated to do
- be oncolytic - cancer killing properties
what does poxviridae cause
- Smallpox virus (Variola)
- Vaccinia virus
- Cowpox virus
- Monkeypox virus
- Molluscum contagiosum
virus (MCV)
