3. RNA Viruses (II) Flashcards
(36 cards)
Members of the genus Enterovirus
Poliovirus
Coxsackievirus A & B
Echovirus
MOT of Enteroviruses
Fecal-oral
Disease caused by Enteroviruses
Paralytic polio
Meningitis
Enterovirus that causes hand, foot, and mouth disease of humans
Coxsackievirus A
Enterovirus that causes myocarditis and meningitis
Coxsackievirus B
Vaccine for polio; formalin-inactivated, widespread use
Salk vaccine
Vaccine for polio; attenuated, elicits a stronger immune response
Sabin vaccine
The common cold virus
Rhinovirus
An acid-sensitive virus
Rhinovirus
Virus that has a limited growth at 37°C, grows better below core body temp (33°C)
Rhinovirus
Respiratory enteric orphan virus
Reovirus
Virus that causes infantile diarrhea
Rotavirus (under Reoviruses)
MOT of Rotavirus
Fecal-oral
Viruses that may have 2 copies of their RNA
Retroviruses
Viruses that have RNA-dependent DNA polymerase (reverse transcriptase)
Retroviruses
HIV type that causes a more severe disease
HIV-1
HIV type seen in North America
HIV-1
HIV type seen in Africa
HIV-2
True/False. HIV can cause formation of tumors.
False. HIV will not form tumors
Cells infected by HIV
CD4+ cells:
Lymphocytes
Macrophages
Brain cells
Dendritic cells
Characteristic secondary diseases associatd with HIV
Pneumocystis pneumonia
CMV
Kaposi’s sarcoma
Used for screening of HIV infection
ELISA
Used for confirmation of HIV infection
Western blot
Has a bullet-shaped capsid
Rhabdoviruses