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Viruses Part I Flashcards

Chapter 13

1
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Define Viruses

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Latin for poison

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Characteristics of Viruses (7)

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  • obligate intracellular parasites
  • very small, filterable
  • contain one type of nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA)
  • Nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat (capsid)
  • Have little enzymes of their own
  • May have lipid envelopes
  • Many have a range of host cells able to infect
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What is the virion?

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complete infectious particle

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Do viruses have a plasma membrane?

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No

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Do viruses replicate through binary fission?

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No

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Can viruses pass through bacteriological filters?

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Yes

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Do viruses possess both RNA and DNA

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No, only one of them

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Do viruses have an ATP-generating metabolism?

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No

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Do viruses have ribosomes?

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No

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Are viruses sensitive to antibiotics?

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No

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Are viruses sensitive to interferon?

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Yes

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What is the structure of a virion?

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Nucleic acid surrounded by capsid +/- lipid envelope.

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What do we classify viruses by? (3)

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  • nucleic acid content (DNA or RNA)
  • capsid
  • envelope
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Describe nucleic acids

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DNA or RNA (can be single stranded or double stranded, linear or circular, continuous or segmented)

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single stranded RNA genomes…

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have a polarity (+ or -)

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+ RNA…

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can go in the cell and DIRECTLY function as RNA

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(-) RNA…

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must first be TRANSCRIBED into +RNA strand which then serves as the mRNA

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Retrovirus

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RNA transcribed into DNA inside the host

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What is a capsid?

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protein coat surrounding the nucleic acid

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What are the units that make up capsids called?

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capsomers

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What are the 3 capsid shapes?

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  • helical
  • polyhedral
  • complex
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Describe Helical Symmetry (regarding capsids)

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  • looks like a long rod
  • multiple copies of the same protein wrapped in a helix
  • nucleic acid surrounded by a hollow, helical, cylindrical capsid
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Examples of viruses with helical symmetry (1):

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  • Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)
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Describe Polyhedral Symmetry (regarding capsids)

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  • many sides
  • ICOSAHEDRAL (20 sides, 12 corners)
  • Each side = equilateral triangle
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Examples of viruses with polyhedral symmetry (3):

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  • Polio Virus
  • Adenovirus
  • Herpes Virus
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Describe Complex Symmetry:

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  • complicated structures
  • somewhat asymmetrical
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Examples of viruses with complex symmetry (2):

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  • bacteriophage viruses (have capsid, tail, + sheath)
  • pox virus (no capsid but several coats around nucleic acid)
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What is an envelope?

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It surrounds the nucleocapsid of some animal viruses.

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What are virus envelopes made of?

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They are made up of host cell lipids (lipid bilayer) and viral proteins

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What do virus envelopes sometimes have?

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viral glycoproteins called peplomers or spikes

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What are viral glycoproteins called?

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Peplomers or spikes

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32
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What are viral glycoproteins used for?

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Attachment to host cell

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33
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What do virus envelopes do? (3)

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  • may help virus get away from the cell
  • keeps segments of segmented genome together
  • antigenic: host immune system can mount an attack
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Taxonomy of Viruses (at first)

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  • plant viruses
  • animal viruses
  • bacteriophage
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Taxonomy of Viruses (then)

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  • respiratory diseases
  • enteric viruses
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Taxonomy of Viruses (now)

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  • nucleic acid type (DNA, RNA)
  • replication strategy
    morphology
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Describe Parvoviridae (3)

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  • single stranded DNA
  • icosahedral
  • naked
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Examples of Parvoviridae (4)

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  • Gastroenteritis
  • fetal death
  • fifth disease
  • human parvovirus B19
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Describe Adenoviridae (3)

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  • double stranded DNA
  • icosahedral
  • naked
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Examples of Adenoviridae (1)

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  • Respiratory diseases
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Describe Papovaviridae (3)

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  • double stranded DNA
  • icosahedral
  • naked
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What does the pa-po-va in papovaviridae stand for?

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  • Pa (papilloma): warts
  • Po (polyoma): tumors
  • Va (vacuolating): causes vacuoles in host cell
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Examples of Papovaviridae (1)

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  • HPV (human papilloma virus)
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Describe HPV (human papilloma virus) (2)

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  • more than 60 types
  • benign warts, plantar warts, laryngeal warts, cervical warts
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Describe Poxviridae (4)

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  • double stranded DNA
  • complex
  • enveloped
  • largest of all the viruses
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Examples of Poxviridae (2)

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  • smallpox virus
  • cowpox virus
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What is the only disease eradicated through vaccination efforts?

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  • smallpox virus
48
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Describe Hepadnaviridae (5)

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  • circular
  • double stranded
  • icosahedral
  • enveloped
  • unusual replication cycle
49
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Examples of Hepadnaviridae (1)

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  • Hepatitis B Virus
50
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Describe Herpesviridae (5)

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  • double stranded
  • icosahedral
  • enveloped
  • very large viruses, become latent
  • ubiquitous in animals
51
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Examples of Herpesviridae (8)

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  • HHV-1
  • HHV-2
  • HHV-3
  • HHV-4
  • HHV-5
  • HHV-6
  • HHV-7
  • HHV-8
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Describe HHV-1 and HHV-2

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  • Simplexvirus: cause cold sores and genital herpes
53
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Describe HHV-3

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  • Varicellovirus: causes chickenpox and shingles
54
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Describe HHV-4

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  • Lymphocryptovirus: EBV (Epstein Barr Virus) causes mononucleosis
55
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Describe HHV-5

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  • Cytomegalovirus
56
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Describe HHV-6 and HHV-7

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  • Roseolovirus
57
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Describe HHV-8

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  • Rhadinovirus: causes Kaposi’s sarcoma
58
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What percent of the population is infected with HHV-1?

59
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How is herpes simplex 1 transmitted?

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Transmitted by oral or respiratory tract

60
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What does HHV-1 cause?

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Cold sores

61
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What causes HHV-1 lesions to recur? (5)

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  • stress
  • sunlight
  • menstruation
  • fever
  • hormonal changes
62
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Where is the HHV-1 dormant?

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Trigeminal nerve ganglion

63
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What does HHV-2 cause?

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Genital herpes

64
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How is HHV-2 transmitted?

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Sexual transmission

65
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Where is the HHV-2 dormant?

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Sacral nerve ganglion

66
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Treatment for Genital Herpes

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Acyclovir: improves primary lesions and reduces recurrences

67
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Is their a cure for genital herpes?

68
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What are the possible effects of neonatal herpes (3)

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  • abortion
  • mental retardation
  • defective sight and hearing
69
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How would an infant acquire herpes during birth?

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If the mother has blisters at time of delivery, it transfers to the baby.

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How is HSV-2 given to an infant? (2)

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  • crosses the placenta and infects the fetus
  • mother has herpes blisters at time of the delivery
71
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Describe Picornaviridae (4)

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  • (+) RNA
  • icosahedral
  • naked
  • very small (pico)
72
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Examples of Picornaviridae (4)

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  • polio virus: polio
  • coxsackieviruses
  • enteroviruses (hepatitis A virus, HAV)
  • rhinoviruses: common cold
73
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Describe Togaviridae (4)

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  • (+) RNA
  • icosahedral
  • enveloped (toga)
  • transmitted by arthropods (mosquitos)
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Examples of Togaviridae (2)

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  • Arboviruses (encephalitis viruses)
  • Rubiviruses (rubella)
75
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Describe Coronaviridae (2)

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  • (+) RNA
  • icosahedral
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Examples of Coronaviridae (4)

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  • Common cold
  • SARS-CoV
  • MERS-CoV
  • SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19)
77
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Where did COVID-19 originate from?

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China, Wuhan province

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What type of virus is COVID-19 and what did it most likely originate from? (2)

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  • zoonotic virus (cross species transmission)
  • bats
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How is COVID-19 spread? (3)

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  • person to person via fomites (sharing cups, eating utensils, etc.)
  • touching, kissing, shaking hands
  • droplets (possible air transmission in short distances)
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What are the symptoms of COVID-19? (11)

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  • fever or chills
  • cough
  • difficulty breathing
  • fatigue
  • body aches
  • headache
  • loss of taste or smell
  • sore throat
  • congestion
  • nausea/vomiting
  • diarrhea
81
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What are current (experimental) treatments available for COVID-19? (2)

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  • monoclonal antibody infusion
  • oral pill (molnupiravir)
82
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What are the known vaccines for COVID-19? (6)

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  • Pfizer (m-RNA)
  • Moderna (m-RNA)
  • Johnson and Johnson (viral vector)
  • Astra Zeneca (viral vector)
  • Chinese Vaccines (killed virus)
  • Russia, Sputnik (viral vector)
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Describe Orthomyxoviridae (4)

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  • segmented (8 helical nucleocapsids)
  • single stranded (-) RNA
  • helical
  • enveloped
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Examples of Orthomyxoviridae (3)

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Influenza Viruses:
- Influenza Virus A (can infect swine, birds, and horses)
- Influenza Virus B
- Influenza Virus C

85
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(T/F) H3N2 mutates more rapidly than H1N1

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True, they are deadlier and more virulent as well

86
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What are peplomers? (2)

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  • protein spikes
  • antigenic
87
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Types of peplomers (2)

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  • H: hemagglutinin, attachment (18 different)
  • N: neuraminidasec release from host cell (11 different)
88
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What are the two types of influenza antigenic variation?

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  • antigenic drift
  • antigenic shift
89
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Describe Antigenic Drift (2)

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  • small point mutations (affect H and N)
  • new subtype is slightly different than parent
90
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Describe Antigenic Shift (3)

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  • less common, only occurs with influenza A
  • sudden and major change (H and/or N antigens)
  • creates a new strain
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Example of an Antigenic Shift

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H3N2 to H1N1 (recombination occurring when 2 strains of viruses infect the same cell)

92
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What is the best mixing vessel for viruses?

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Pigs (Swine)

93
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What is the pathway of viruses (spread)?

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Bird to pig to human

94
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What types of Influenza was the Spanish Flu?

95
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Characteristics of the Spanish Flu

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  • higher than normal activation of genes associated with T Cells and Macrophages
  • higher than normal activation of genes related to tissue injury, oxidative damage, and apoptosis
  • induces a cytokine storm
96
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How is influenza spread? (2)

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  • droplets
  • hands
97
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Where does influenza attach to in cells?

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H glycoprotein to sialic acid receptors on cells

98
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What symptoms do cytokines cause? (6)

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  • chills
  • fever
  • malaise
  • muscle aches
  • runny nose
  • cough
99
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Why would someone die from influenza?

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Bacterial superinfections (S. aureus, H. influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae)
- diagnose through rapid agglutination tests of throat swabs

100
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What are treatments for influenza? (2)

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  • Tamiflu (inhibits viral release from cells)
  • Xofluza (inhibits polymerase acidic endonuclease)
101
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What is the best way to prevent influenza?

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Through vaccination

102
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How are vaccines grown?

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  • killed injected influenza is grown in eggs or in cell culture
103
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Describe Flumist

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A live attenuated viral vaccine given intranasally.

104
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Describe Flaviviridae (3)

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  • (+) RNA
  • polyhedral
  • enveloped
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Examples of Flaviviridae (2)

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  • flaviviruses (includes yellow fever)
  • hepatitis C virus (HCV)
106
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Describe Retroviridae (5)

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  • diploid
  • single stranded + RNA
  • icosahedral
  • enveloped
  • reverse transcriptase***
107
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Examples of Retroviridae (3)

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  • RNA Tumor Viruses (oncoviruses)
  • Leukemia Viruses (HTLV-1)
  • Immunodeficiency Viruses (HIV)
108
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Describe Paramyxoviridae (3)

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  • (-) RNA
  • helical
  • enveloped
109
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Examples of Paramyxoviridae (3)

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  • Paramyxovirus (parainfluenza)
  • Mumps Virus
  • Rubeola Virus (measles)
110
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Describe Rhabdoviridae “rod” (5)

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  • (-) RNA
  • helical
  • enveloped
  • shaped like bullets with spiked envelope
  • rod with one flat and one curved end
111
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Examples of Rhabdoviridae (1)

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  • Rabies Virus
112
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Describe Filoviridae (4)

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  • (-) RNA
  • helical
  • enveloped
  • long, thread-like
113
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Examples of Filoviridae (2)

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  • Ebola Virus
  • Marburg Agent
114
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Describe Reoviridae (4)

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  • segmented
  • double stranded RNA
  • icosahedral
  • naked
115
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What does R.E.O. stand for in Reoviridae?

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  • R = Respiratory Diseases
  • E = Enteric Diseases
  • O = Orphan (not associated with any disease)
116
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Examples of Reoviridae (2)

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  • Rota Virus (severe diarrhea in young children)
  • Colorado Tick Fever Virus

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