Shared Flashcard Set

Details

USMLE 1 Review: Micro 2
Virology
13
Medical
Professional
06/16/2010

Additional Medical Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Name 6 medically important DNA viral families.
Definition
HHAPPPy:
1. Hepadnaviridae
2. Herpesviridae
3. Adenoviridae
4. Poxviridae
5. Parvoviridae
6. Papovaviridae
Term
Name 2 families of circular DNA viruses.
Definition
1. Papovaviridae
2. Hepadnaviridae
Term
Name the only ssDNA viral genome?
Definition
Parvovirus
Term
Name the only DNA viruse that replicates in the cytoplasm.
Definition
Poxviridae (carries its own DNA-dependent RNA pol)
Term
Name 3 naked DNA viruses.
Definition
PAP
1. Parvo
2. Adeno
3. Papov
Term
Name the only dsRNA viral genome.
Definition
Reoviruses (rotavirus)
Term
Name the family of the smallest RNA viruses.
Definition
Picornaviruses
Term
Name the 4 families of naked RNA viruses.
Definition
CRAP
1, Calicivirus
2. Reovirus
3. Astrovirus
4. Picornavirus
Term
Name 2 families of RNA viruses that do not replicated solely in the cytoplasm.
Definition
1. influenza
2. retroviruses
Term
Where do most enveloped viruese aquire their membranes?
Definition
from the plasma membrane (except herpes viruses - from the nuclear membrane)
Term
Name 4 families of segmented viruese.
Definition
BOAR (all RNA virueses)
1. Bunyaviridae
2. Orthomyxoviridae (influenza)
3. Arenaviridae
4. reoviridae
Term
Name the only diploid viruses.
Definition
retroviruses
Term
What types of nucleic acids do not require special enzymes to be infectious?
Definition
those with the same structure as host nucleic acids (positive stranded ssRNA and most naked dsDNA)
Supporting users have an ad free experience!