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03/12/2013

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Term
negative sense RNA viruses
Definition

all are helical

all are enveloped, ether sensitive

all carry RdRp in particle

transcription first step

mRNA complementary to genome

Term
examples of one rna segment - sense rna viruses
Definition

rhabdoviridae

paramyxoviridae

filoviridae

Term
example of two rna segment - sense rna viruses
Definition
arenaviridae
Term
examples of three rna segment - sense rna viruses
Definition
bunyaviridae
Term
examples of eight rna segment - sense rna viruses
Definition
orthomyxoviridae
Term
what does negative sense RNA viruses carry
Definition

carry a RNA genome with no open reading frame

virus particle carries a RdRp

Term
Rabies (rhabdoviridae) structure and biology
Definition

- RNA non-segmented, bullet shaped particle

multiples in muscle cells at the NMJ enters the peripheral nervous system

total neuronal dissemination

posterior horns of spinal cord, cortex, midbrain, basal ganglia, and medulla damaged

from CNS throught automonic nerves reaches salivary gland

no viremia

Term
where does rabies replicate exclusively
Definition
gray matter
Term
where is the virus found in the highest concentration
Definition
in the hippocampus
Term
rabies epidemiology and disease
Definition

slow virus, only one serotype

bite of a rabid animal

not transmitted by mosquitoes

1-3 months of incubation period

fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, pain at bite site, confusion, hallucination

CNS disease almost always fatal encephalitis

Term
rabies encephalitis
Definition

hyperexcitability

aggression

convulsion

hydrophobia (swallowing leads to pain)

gradually spreading pareses

coma, death

Term
detection of rabies encephalitis
Definition

no viremia

negribodies- cytoplasmic inclusion bodies in hippocampus and spinal cord (pathognonomic)

immunoflourescent examination of infected brain of rabid animal for viral antigen

Term
vaccine for rabies encephalitis
Definition

killed virus vaccine for high risk people (animal handlers)

rabies IgG and killed vaccine to people bitten by rabid animals

long incubation period after infection, allows vaccination effective

domestic cats, and dogs to be vaccinated

Term
vaccine for rabies
Definition

killed virus vaccine for high risk people (animal handlers)

rabies IgG and killed vaccine to people bitten by rabid animals

long incubation period after infection, allows vaccination effective

domestic cats and dogs to be vaccinated

Term
paramyxoviridae
Definition

eneveloped, one segement of -RNA

antigentically stable, single serotype

HN

F protein

production of protease by host

Term
f protein
Definition

mediates membrane fusion

initiaties virus infection+spread of virus to cells

 

Term
how is f protein synthesized
Definition
as an inactive precursor
Term
how is f protein activated
Definition
by cleavage of (F1, F2) S-S link
Term
what do all paramyxoviruses possess
Definition

fusion activity

cause syncytia formation

Term
parainfluenza 1
Definition

major cause acute croup (laryngotracheobronchitis) in infants

URI in adults and children

occurs during fall months

Term
parainfluenza-2
Definition

URI

occasionally LRI

Term
parainfluenza 3
Definition
second major viral cause of sever LRI in children, pneumonia, and brochiolotis
Term
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Definition

number one cause of LRI and bronchiolitis, pneumonia in infants below 2 years

important cause of otitis media

no viremia

no hemagglutinin or neuraminidase activities

posses F protein, and a G protein

ribavirin nasal spray

Term
mumps
Definition

transmission by large droplets (sneezing)

virus in saliva and urine

acute contagious disease

Term
where does mumps initial replicate?
Definition
respiratory mucosa
Term
where does viremia in mumps disseminates?
Definition
parotid gland
Term
what can mumps cause
Definition

pancreatitis

nonsuppurative enlargement of parotid gland, testis, ovaries

asceptic meningitis

meningoencephalitis

Term
what is orchitis
Definition
inflammation of testis
Term
what is oophoritis
Definition
inflammation of ovaries
Term
what is the only host for mumps
Definition
humans
Term
measles pathogenesis
Definition

droplet infection

oropharynx

replication in respiratory tract

regional lymph nodes

primary viremia

virus spread to reticuloendothelial system

virus replication

viremia II

dissememination to skin, urinary tract and CNS

Term
where does the rash for measles appear
Definition

first on the face and then descends to trunk and extremities

disappears in the same sequence

Term
respiratory symptoms of measles
Definition

coryza, hacking cough, conjunctivitis

multinucleated giant cells

koplik's spots

Term
kopliks spots
Definition

small, bluish white ulceration on the buccal mucosa oppostie to lower molars

contain viral antigens in cytoplasm and nucleus

multinucleated cells

Term
sequence of events during measle infection
Definition

viremia

respiratory symptoms

kopliks spots

rashes

encephalitis

SSPE

Term
complications of measles infection
Definition

interstitial giant cell pneumonia

acute postinfectious encephalitis

subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)

Term
interstitial giant cell pneumonia
Definition

leukocyte infilteration of bronchial and alveolar walls

fusion of epithelial cells syncytia

Term
acute postinfectious encephalitis
Definition

one week after appearance of rash

autoimmune reaction against brain tissue

meningeal irritation

CSF contains measles antibodies

Term
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Definition

generally affects children

develops many years after measles infection

viral inclusion in brain cells

measles RNA found

no infectious virions produced

CSF contains measles antibodies

Term
filoviridae
Definition

marburg, ebola viruses

one - sense RNA segment

monkeys can function as reservoirs

highly virulent viruses (P4 pathogen)

transmitted by contact and respiratory route

cause African Hemmorrhagic Fevers

hemorrhage in many body orificies

Term
Arenaviridae (ROBO)
Definition

two segments of - RNA

also ambisense coding strategy

helical nucleocapsid

Term
Lymphocytic Chorimeningitis (LCMV)
Definition

persistent infection in mice

arenavirus

viremia

vertical spread to offsprings

aseptic meningitis in humans

Term
Lassa Fever
Definition

extremely virulent

P4

west africa

viremia

ribavirin treatment

Term
how is Lassa Fever transmitted
Definition

mice

airborne or excrement of mice

Term
what type of infection is Lassa Fever
Definition
persistent
Term
what does Lassa Fever cause
Definition

vomiting/Diarrhea

carditis

hepatitis

encephalopathy

Term
argentine hemmorrhagic fever
Definition

junin virus

viremia

mouse transmission

Term
bolivian hemorrhagic fever
Definition

machupo virus

viremia, transmitted by mouse

Term
bunyaviridae
Definition

contains 3 - sense RNA segments

most of the members are transmitted by insects

helical nucleocapsid, enveloped

most of them are insect transmitted

Term
examples of bunyaviridae
Definition

la crosse encephalitis virus

california encephalitis virus

rift valley fever

crimean congo hemorrhagic fever

hantaan virus

Term
hantaan virus
Definition

hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome

hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HVPS)

transmitted by deer mouse

respiratory route of transmission

no insect vector

virus excreted in urine and feces

viremia, no man to man transmission

ribavirin treatment

Term
orthomyxoviridae (influenza)
Definition

enveloped, - sense RNA, segmented

8 RNAs in Flu A & B

7 RNAs if Flu C

two glycoproteins: HA, NA

nucleocapsid protein (N), matrix protein (M)

subtypes of influenza based on variation in HA ( 3 types), NA (2 types)

Term
which flu has no NA
Definition
Flu C
Term
what is responsible for antigenic variation in influenza
Definition
NA and HA
Term
what is the basis for A, B, C classification for the Flu
Definition

nucleocapsid protein

matrix protein

Term
hemagglutinin
Definition

oligomerized to trimers

cleaved into HA1 HA2 by extracellular proteases held by disulfide bonds

has a globular and stalk part

Term
why is cleavage important in hemagglutinin
Definition
important for infectivity (fusion) not binding to cells
Term
what is the purpose of the globular part of HA
Definition
neutralizing antibodies, antigenic variation
Term
what is the purpose of the stalk part of HA
Definition

membrane anchor part

responsible for fusion activity

Term
where are the extracellular proteases that cleave HA found
Definition
respiratory tract
Term
NA
Definition

tetramer on surface of envelope

removes sialic acid residues on glycoproteins

facilitates release of viral particle

Term
antigenic drift
Definition

minor change in HA/NA genes

occurs slowly over years

few nucleotide alterations by error prone viral polymerase

can occur both in flu A and B

Term
antigenic shift
Definition

major change in HA/NA

occurs rapidly within a given season

genome reassortment (animal/human)

only in Flu A

no flu B or C viruses that infects animals

Term
influenza replication
Definition

sialic acid receptor for HA

virus uncoats in the cytoplasm

nucleocapsid reaches the nucleus

viral RNA polymerase cus the host nascent mRNA at the 5' end

5' RNA pieces are used as primers for Flu transcription (mRNA synthesis)

cap snatching, cannibalization mechanism

only rna virus with a nuclear replicative cycle and splicing during transcription

Term
what inhbits flu transcription
Definition
AcD
Term
how is the flu spread
Definition
aerosal (droplets)
Term
what are some symptoms of flu
Definition

chills, headache, dry cough, muscle pain, malaise, anorexia, coryza

myocarditis, encephalitis

Term
what bacteria is the respiratory tract now suspectible to with the flu
Definition
H. influenzae, S. pneumonia, and S. aureus
Term
what affects the spread of influenza virus
Definition
anti-NA antibodies
Term
how is influenza treated
Definition

amantadine/rimantidine

neuraminidase inhibitors

Term
amantadine/rimantidine
Definition

anti flu a

block viral uncoating in the cytoplasm, probably through M2 protein

resistant mutants map M2 protein

Term
when do you use neuramindase inhibitors
Definition
against both flu a and flu b
Term
reyes syndrome
Definition

acute encephalopathy of children and adolescents

progressive mental retardation

fatty degeneratio of Liver

influenza A, B, and VZV association

exacerbated by salicylates

Term
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Definition

an immune complex disease

CNS disorder, acute demyelinating neuropathy

associated with swine influenza vaccination

inflammation of peripheral nerves leading to paralysis

associated with complicated CMV, EBV infection

hepatitis may also occur

Term
reoviridae
Definition

non-enveloped, icosahedral nucleocapsid

10 segments of dsRNA

dsRNA specific RNA polymerase

mostly infect animals

model system

cause respiratory and gastrointestinal infection in rodents

no known human disease

Term
rotavirus a
Definition

11 dsRNA segments

oral fecal route of transmission

number one cause of infantile diarrhea

rotovirus b causese diarrhea in adults

Term
colorado tick fever virus
Definition

12 dsRNA segments

transmittd by Ticks

causes rashes and similar clinical picture as that of rocky mountain spotted fever

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