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What type of virus? DS/SS +/-, envelope, etc. Flashcards

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HSV-1

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dsDNA, linear, enveloped

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Hepadnavirus

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Partially DS DNA, circular

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Adenovirus

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DS DNA, linear

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Parvovirus

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SS DNA, linear

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Papillomavirus

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DS DNA, circular

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Polyomavirus

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DS DNA, circular

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Poxvirus

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DS DNA, linear

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Reoviruses

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DS RNA, linear 10-12 segments

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Picornaviruses

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SS +, linear

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HSV-2

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DS DNA, linear

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VZV

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DS DNA, linear

HHV-3

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EBV

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DS DNA, linear

HHV-4

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CMV

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DS DNA, linear

HHV-5

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Roseola

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DS DNA, linear

HHV-6 or HHV-7 (less commonly)

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Kaposi’s

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DS DNA, linear

HHV-8

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Hepatitis B Virus

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Partially DS DNA, circular

hepadnavirus

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B19 Virus

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SS DNA, linear

parvovirus

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HPV

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DS DNA, circular

papillomavirus

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JC Virus

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DS DNA, circular

polyomavirus

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20
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BK Virus

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DS DNA, circular

(polyomavirus)–> transplant patients, kidney

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21
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Variola major and minor

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DS DNA, linear

(poxvirus)- smallpox

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Cowpox virus

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DS DNA, linear

(poxvirus)- cowpox

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Molluscum contagiosum virus

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DS DNA, linear

poxvirus

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Coltivirus

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DS RNA, linear 10-12 segments

Reovirus

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Rotavirus

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DS RNA, linear 10-12 segments

Reovirus

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Poliovirus

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SS + RNA, linear

pircornavirus

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Echovirus

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SS + RNA, linear

(pircornavirus), aseptic meningitis

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Rhinovirus

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SS + RNA, linear, nonenveloped

(pircornavirus), common cold

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Coxsackievirus

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SS + RNA, linear

(pircornavirus), aseptic menigitis, myocarditis, pericrditis, blisters, fever

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Hepatitis A Virus

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SS + RNA, linear

pircornavirus

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Hepatitis E Virus

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SS + RNA, linear

Hepevirus

32
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Norovirus

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SS + RNA, linear

Calicivirus

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Flaviviruses

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SS+ RNA, linear

34
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Hepatitis C Virus

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SS+ RNA, linear

Flavivirus

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Yellow Fever

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SS+ RNA, linear

Flavivirus- arbovirus

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Dengue Fever

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SS+ RNA, linear

Flavivirus- arbovirus

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St. Louis Encephalitis

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SS+ RNA, linear

Flavivirus- arbovirus

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West Nile Virus

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SS+ RNA, linear

Flavivirus- arbovirus

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Togaviruses

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SS+ RNA, linear

40
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Rubella Virus

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SS+ RNA, linear

Togavirus

41
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Eastern Equine Encephalitis

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SS+ RNA, linear

Togavirus- arbovirus

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Western Equine Encephalitis

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SS+ RNA, linear

Togavirus- arbovirus

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Retroviruses

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SS+ RNA, linear, have 2 copies and reverse transcriptase

44
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HIV

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SS+ RNA, linear, have 2 copies and reverse transcriptase

retrovirus

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HTL (human T cell leukemia) Virus

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SS+ RNA, linear, have 2 copies and reverse transcriptase

retrovirus

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SARS

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SS+ RNA, linear

coronavirus

47
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Influenza Virus

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SS- RNA, 8 linear segments, enveloped

(orthomyxovirus)

contain RNA dependent RNA polymerase

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Parainfluenza

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SS- RNA, linear, nonsegmented

(paramyxovirus)

contain RNA dependent RNA polymerase

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Respiratory Syncitial Virus

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SS- RNA, linear, nonsegmented

(paramyxovirus)

contain RNA dependent RNA polymerase

50
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Measles (Rubeola) Virus

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SS- RNA, linear, nonsegmented

(paramyxovirus)

contain RNA dependent RNA polymerase

51
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Mumps Virus

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SS- RNA, linear, nonsegmented

(paramyxovirus)

contain RNA dependent RNA polymerase

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Rabies Virus

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SS- RNA, linear–> bullet-shaped

(Rhabdovirus)

contain RNA dependent RNA polymerase

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Ebola Virus

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SS- RNA, linear

(Filovirus)

contain RNA dependent RNA polymerase

54
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Marburg haemorrhagic fever

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SS- RNA, linear

(Filovirus)

contain RNA dependent RNA polymerase

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Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus

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SS- RNA, circular, 2 segments

(arenavirus)

contain RNA dependent RNA polymerase

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Lassa fever virus

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SS- RNA, circular, 2 segments

(arenavirus)

contain RNA dependent RNA polymerase

57
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California encephalitis

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SS- RNA, circular, 3 segments

(bunyavirus)

contain RNA dependent RNA polymerase

58
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Sandly/Rift Valley Fever

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SS- RNA, circular, 3 segments

(bunyavirus)

contain RNA dependent RNA polymerase

59
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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

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SS- RNA, circular, 3 segments

(bunyavirus)

contain RNA dependent RNA polymerase

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Hantavirus

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SS- RNA, circular, 3 segments

(bunyavirus)

contain RNA dependent RNA polymerase

61
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Hepatitis D Virus

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SS- RNA, circular

contain RNA dependent RNA polymerase

62
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Negative Sense Viruses

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Mnemonic: Always Bring Polymerase Or Fail Replication

Arenaviruses, Bunyaviruses, Paramyxovirus, Orthomyxovirus, Filoviruses, Rhabdoviruses

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Positive Sense Viruses

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I went to a Retro (retroviruses) Toga (toga viruses) party, where I drank Flavored (flaviviruses) Corona (coronaviruses) and ate Hippie (hepevirus) California (calicivirus) Pickles (picornavirus).

64
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Viruses with segmented genomes

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BOAR

bunya,ortho,arena,reo

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