(1) Picornaviridae Flashcards
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Picornaviridae have large family of viruses but what is their SIZE
small
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Pico is a spanish term which menas?
Little bit
characteristic of Picornaviridae
- Small protien
- Positive ssRNA
- naked
- Icosahedral
viral capsid consists of?
60 sub-unit with 4 proteins
Viral capsid consists of 60 subunits with 4 proteins which are
Viral proteins 1-4
TOF
Picornaviridae are resistant to alcohol or downy?
False (downy is not a detergent)
Alcohol and Detergent
how many genera does picornaviridae have?
12 genera
from the 12 genera of the picornaviridae, what are the 2 MAJOR pathogens
Rhinoviruses and Enteroviruses
PICORNAVIRIDAE
acid labile and the common
causative agents of the common cold.
Rhinoviruses
PICORNAVIRIDAE
what journal state that drinking citrus drinks will help with common cold
HA NONE BOBO
theres no such evidence proving that it is effective
PICORNAVIRIDAE
stable at acidic pH (3.0-5.0)
and can remain infectious for 1-3 hours
Enteroviruses
enumerate the viruses of the picornaviridae
- Enterovirus
- Hepatovirus
- Kobuvirus
- Parechovirus
- Cardiovirus
- Aphthovirus
Causative agents of heart disease in rodents
Cardiovirus
foot-and-mouth disease viruses
o Commonly seen in cattle and piglets
Aphthovirus
if u see this card
kindly check the table for the characteristic of human picornaviruses
Enteroviruses can be isolated from?
enteric GIT
“entero”
PICORNAVIRIDAE
what are the serotypes of poiioviruses
PV1, PV2, PV3
Rhinoviruses can be isolated in?
upper respiratory
tract—in the nose and the throat
“rhino”
what characteristic polioviruses have against other viruses, it is connected with their immunity
Minimal heterotypic immunity
what is minimal heterotypic immunity
one serotype does not produce a significant immunity against the other serotypes
Polioviruses caause what life threatening disease?
Polio or Poliomyelitis
Incubation period of poliovirus
7 to 14 days
MOT of Poliovirus
fecal-oral route
Incubation for polivirus can be as short and long as?
as short as 3 days or as long as
33 days