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Review: Virology
Final review for Heckendorn
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 4
04/26/2011

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Term
What is the season for Varicella-zoster?
Definition
Spring
Term
What is the season for Measles?
Definition
Winter and spring
Term
What is the season for Mumps?
Definition
Winter and spring
Term
What is the season for RSV?
Definition
Winter and spring
Term
What is the season for Parainfluenza?
Definition
Year round 
Term
What is the season for Influenza?
Definition
Winter and spring
Term
What is the season for Enterovirus?
Definition
Summer and fall
Term
What is the season for Arbovirus?
Definition
Summer and fall
Term
What is the season for Rotavirus?
Definition
Winter and spring
Term
Classify Adenovirus
Definition

Double stranded DNA

No envelope

Family Adenoviridae

Term
Classify Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Definition

Double stranded DNA

No envelope

Family Papoviridae

Term
Classify the Herpes viruses
Definition

Double stranded DNA

Enveloped

Family Herpesviridae

Term
Classify Hepatitis B (HBV)
Definition

Partly double stranded DNA 

Enveloped

Family Hepadnaviridae

Term
Classify the Enteroviruses 
Definition

Single stranded RNA that serves as mRNA

No envelope

Family picornaviridae

 

Term
Classify Hepatitis A 
Definition

Single stranded RNA that serves as mRNA

No envelope

Family picornaviridae

Term
Classify Hepatitis E
Definition

Single stranded RNA

No envelope

Family Caliciviridae

Term
Classify Hepatitis C
Definition

Single stranded RNA that serves as mRNA

Enveloped

Family Flaviviridae

Term
Classify the Rubella virus
Definition

Single stranded RNA that serves as mRNA

Enveloped

Family Togaviridae

Term
Classify the Paramyxoviruses
Definition

Single stranded RNA that is the template for mRNA

Enveloped 

Family Paramyxoviridae

Term
Classify the Orthomyxoviruses
Definition

Segmented single stranded RNA that is the template for mRNA

Enveloped

Family Orthomyxoviridae

Term
Classify the Rotavirus
Definition

Segmented double stranded RNA

No envelope

Family Reoviridae

Term
Classify the Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV)
Definition

Single stranded RNA that is the template for DNA

Enveloped

Family Retroviridae

Term
What are the different Herpes viruses?
Definition

Herpes simplex viruse types 1 and 2

Varicella-Zoster

Epstein-Barr

Cytomegalovirus

Human herpesviruses 6-8

Term
What are the different Enteroviruses?
Definition

Poliovirus

Coxsackievirus groups A and B

Echovirus

Enterovirus

Term
What are the Paramyxoviruses?
Definition

Measles virus

Mumps virus

Parainfluenza virus

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Term
How is the Adenovirus transmitted?
Definition

Respiratory

Fecal-oral

Direct contact (eye)

Term
How is the Human papiloma virus (HPV) transmitted?
Definition
Sexual contact
Term
How are the Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (HSV) transmitted?
Definition
Direct contact with infected secretions
Term
How is Varicella-zoster transmitted?
Definition
Close personal contact especially respiratory
Term
How is the Epstein-Barr virus transmitted?
Definition
Close contact with infected saliva
Term
How is the Cytomegalovirus (CMV) transmitted?
Definition

Close contact with infected secretions

Blood transfusions (WBCs)

Organ transplants

Transplancental

Term
How are the Herpesviruses 6 and 7 transmitted?
Definition
Contact via respiratory route
Term
How is the Herpesvirus 8 transmitted?
Definition
Unknown
Term
How is Hepatitis B transmitted?
Definition

Exchange of body secretions

Contaminated blood products

Term
How are the Enteroviruses transmitted?
Definition
Fecal-oral
Term
How is Hepatitis A transmitted?
Definition
Fecal-oral
Term
How is Hepatitis E transmitted?
Definition
Fecal-oral
Term
How is Hepatitis C transmitted?
Definition
Parenteral or sexual
Term
How is the Rubella virus transmitted?
Definition

Respiratory

Transplancental

Term
How is the Measles virus transmitted?
Definition

Contact with respiratory secretions

Extremely contagious

Term
How is the Mumps virus transmitted?
Definition
Person-to-person contact, respiratory droplets
Term
How is the Parainfluenza virus transmitted?
Definition
Contact with respiratory secretions
Term
How is the Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) transmitted?
Definition
Person-to-person by hand and respiratory contact
Term
How is the Influenza virus transmitted?
Definition
Contact with respiratory secretions
Term
How is the Rotavirus transmitted?
Definition
Fecal-oral
Term
How is HIV transmitted?
Definition

Sexual contact

Blood and blood product exposure

Perinatal exposure

Term
What does the Adenovirus cause?
Definition
Pharyngitis, pneumonia, hemorrhagic cysititis, gastroenteritis in children
Term
What does the Human papiloma virus (HPV) cause?
Definition

Skin, genital and anal warts

Benign head and neck tumors

Cervical and penile cancer

Term
What do Herpes simplex virus (HSV) types 1 and 2 cause?
Definition

HSV-1: cold sores, fever blisters, whitlow

HSV-2: genital herpes

Term
What does the Varicella-zoster virus cause?
Definition

Varicella - chickenpox

Zoster - shingles

Term
What does the Epstein-Barr virus cause?
Definition

Infectious mononucleosis

Progressive lymphoreticular disease

Burkitt's lymphoma

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Term
What dose the Cytomegalovirus (CMV) cause?
Definition

Asymptomatic infection

Congenital disease of the newborn

Heterophile-negative infectious mononucleosis

Term
What do the Herpes simplex viruses 6 and 7 cause?
Definition
Roseola
Term
What does the Human herpes virus 8 cause?
Definition
Kaposi's sarcoma
Term
What does Hepatitis B cause?
Definition

Acute hepatitis with resolution

Fulminant hepatitis

Chronic hepatitis

Term
What do the Enteroviruses cause?
Definition

Poliomyelitis

Hand-foot-mouth disease

Pleurodynia

Aseptic meningitis

Summer "flu"

Term
What does Hepatitis A cause?
Definition
Hepatitis, not very serious
Term
What does Hepatitis E cause?
Definition

Hepatitis similar to A

High mortality rate in pregnany women

Term
What does Hepatitis C cause?
Definition

Acute and chronic hepatitis 

Hepatocellular cancer

Term
What does the Rubella virus cause?
Definition

Rubella 

Congenital rubella

Term
What does the Measles virus cause?
Definition

Measles

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Term
What does the Mumps virus cause?
Definition
Mumps
Term
What does the Parainfluenza virus cause?
Definition

Adults: upper respiratory, rarely pneumonia

Children: respiratory including croup, bronchiolitis, pneumonia

Term
What does the Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cause?
Definition

Infants: bronchiolitis, penumonia and croup

Children: upper respiratory 

Term
What does the Influenza A virus cause?
Definition

Influenza

Primary influenza pneumonia

Brocnhiolitis, croup, otitis media

Term
What does the Influenza B virus cause?
Definition
mild influenza
Term
What does the Rotavirus cause?
Definition
Gastroenteritis in infants and children 6 months to 2 years
Term
What does HIV cause?
Definition
AIDS
Term
How is the Adenovirus cultured?
Definition

HEp-2

6 days to isolation

Cells look like a bunch of grapes

Confirm by immunofluorescence

Serotype by cell culture neutralization

Term
How is the Varicella-zoster virus cultured?
Definition

HDF

7 days to isolation

Shell vial culture

Confirm by immunofluorescence 

Term
How is the Cytomegalovirus (CMV) cultured?
Definition

Classic Owl eye apperance

HDF

6-10 days to isolation

Shell vial culture

Confirm by immunofluorescence

Term
How are the Human herpesviruses 6 and 7 cultured?
Definition
Using lymphocyte lines
Term
How are the Enteroviruses cultured?
Definition

PMK

4 days to isolation

Identify by cell culture neutralization test

Term
How is the Measles virus cultured?
Definition

PMK

Cytopathic effect usually not seen

Identify by immunofluorescence

Term
How is the Parainfluenza virus cultured?
Definition

PMK

6-11 days to isolation

Shell vial culture

Cytopathic effect usually not seen

Identify by immunofluorescence

Term
How is the Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cultured?
Definition

HEp-2

6-8 days to isolation

Glassy syncytial giant cells

Confirm by immunofluorescence

Term
How are the Influenza A and B viruses cultured?
Definition

PMK

4 days to isolation

No cytopathic effects

Idnetify by immunofluorescence

Term
How is the Human papiloma virus (HPV) diagnosed?
Definition

Direct detection:

Cytology (pap smear)

DNA probes 

Term
How is the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) diagnosed?
Definition
Serology for antigens and antibodies 
Term
How is the Human herpesvirus 8 diagnosed?
Definition
Direct detection: in situ hybridization 
Term
How is the Hepatitis B virus diagnosed?
Definition
Serology for antigens and antibodies 
Term
How is the Hepatitis A virus diagnosed?
Definition
Serology for IgM and IgG antibodies 
Term
How is the Hepatitis E virus diagnosed?
Definition
Serology 
Term
How is the Rubella virus diagnosed?
Definition
Serology
Term
How are the Paramyxoviruses diagnosed?
Definition

Direct detection:

Detect by hemadsorption with guinea pig RBCs

Identify by immunofluorescence

Term
How are the Influenza A and B viruses diagnosed?
Definition

Direct detection:

Detect by hemadsorption or hemagglutination with guinea pig RBCs

Idnetify by immunofluorescence

Term
How is the Rotavirus diagnosed?
Definition
Direct detection
Term
How is HIV diagnosed?
Definition

Serology:

ELISA

Western blot immunoassay

Term
What is the persisting antigen in chronic hepatitis B?
Definition
HBsAg
Term
What is the Hepatitis B virion also called?
Definition
The Dane particle
Term
What is antigenic drift?
Definition

Minor antigenic change

Causes Influenza A and B outbreaks every 1-3 years

Term
When is the best time to collect a specimen for viral culture?
Definition
As early as possible, preferably during the vesicle stage
Term
How are viral specimens stored?
Definition

If they can't be processed immediatly store at 4C

Freeze at -70C never -20C

Term
What are the three categories of viral cell culture?
Definition

Primary

Cell lines

Established cell lines

Term
What are the characteristics of primary cell culture?
Definition

Diploid

Mixed cell types

One or two passages

Term
What are the characteristics of cell lines?
Definition

Diploid

Fibroblasts

Passages limited to 50

 

Term
What are the characteristics of established cell lines?
Definition

Heteroploid

Indefinite passages

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