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Classification Of Virus Flashcards

1
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Viruses are?

A

Obligate Intracellular parasites

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2
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Viruses are the _______ infectious agents ranging from ___to ___ nm in diameter

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Smallest
20-300

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3
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Viruses contain only one kind of ______

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Nucleic acid
Dna/ RNA but not both

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4
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__________ contains information to initiate and complete an infectious cycle within a cell

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Viral genome

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5
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How are viruses transmitted from one host to another and establish themselves so survival is ensured

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Viral Genome

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6
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What are the 5 classifications of virus genome properties

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Type of nucleic acid
Size of genome
Strandedness; linear or circular
Sense (positive, negative, ambisense)
Segments (number & size)

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7
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Classification of viral morphology include

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Size
Shape
Type of symmetry

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8
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Physio chemical properties of viruses (reliable modern satisfactory parameters) include

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Molecular mass
Buoyant density
pH stability
Thermal stability
Susceptibility to physical and chemical agents (Ether & detergents)

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9
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Crude classification of viruses uses parameters like

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Host

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10
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Other criterias for virus pathogenicity are

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GIT
CNS

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11
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Ecological criteria for classifying virus:

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Mode of transmission
Vectors
Reservoirs

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12
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What is the name of global committee for viral nomenclature

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ICTV
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON TAXONOMY OF VIRUSES

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13
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Suffixes of
Order
Family
Sub family
Specie

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VIRALE
VIRIDAE
VIRINAE
VIRUS

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14
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How many families of DNA and RNA families are recognized in humans

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7 DNA families
14 RNA families

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15
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Classify Ebola Virus

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Order: Mononegavirales
Family:Filoviridae
Genus: Ebolavirus
Species: Ebolavirus zaire, Ebola Sudan, Ebola Tai forest, Ebola Bundibugyo

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16
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Classify Herpes Simplex

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• Order: Herpesvirale
• Family: Herpesviridae
• Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae
•Genus: Simplexvirus
• Species: Herpes Simplex virus type 1

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17
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What are Arbo viruses

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ARthropod BOrne Viruses

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18
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All DNA viruses are double stranded except

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PARVO Virus

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19
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Circular DNA viruses are

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Papilloma
Polyoma
Hepadna

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20
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The biggest DNA virus that replicates in the cytoplasm is

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POX VIRIDAE

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21
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Hepatitis B virus is in which family

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Hepadna viridae

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22
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Hepatitis E virus is in family

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Calci VIRIDAE (rna)

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23
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Ebola virus and Yellow fever virus belong to families

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Filoviridae

Flaviviridae

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24
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An example of ReoViridae is

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Rota Virus

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25
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Retro viridae is unique in that

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Replication is unique: the horizon contains a reverse transcriptase enzyme that produces a DNA copy of the RNA genome
Eg HIV, HTLV

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26
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All rna viruses are single stranded except

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Reo viridae

27
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Which dna virus takes its envelope from the nuclear membrane

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Herpes Viridae

28
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Pox symmetry

A

Complex

29
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Segmented RNA viruses include

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Orthomyxo Influenza
Reo Viridae
[Arena
Bunya]

30
Q

Enveloped DNA Viruses are

A

Hepadna
Herpes
Pox

31
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Do viruses undergo binary fission

A

No

32
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All helical viruses are

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Enveloped

33
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+ve sense rna virus include

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Calici
Picorna

Corona
Flavi
Toga
Retro viridae

Negative: Old Pete Rabid dog FILO feeds BUNYo in ARENA

34
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3 non enveloped rna virus

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Picorna
Calici
Reo

35
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All rna virus undergo replication in the cytoplasm except 2

A

Retro
Orthomyxo viridae

36
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In Dna/rna which replicates more easily

A

Rna

37
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Which rna virus family is ambisense

A

Arena virus

38
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Example of parvoviridae

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Human parvovirus B19

genus: Parvovirus, Erythrovirus, Dependovirus

39
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Example of polyoma virus

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JC virus
BK virus

40
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Eg of Papillomaviridae

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Human papillomavirus (over 100 genotypes)

41
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Adenoviridae eg

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Human adenoviruses (51 types)

genus:Mastadenovirus e.g Human Adenovirus(several serotypes)

42
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Hepadnaviridae

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Hepatitis B virus

Genus: Hepadnavirus e.g Hepatitis B virus

43
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Herpesviridae

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Varicella-Zoster virus, Human Cytomegalovirus

Genus: Simplex virus,
Varicello virus, Cytomegalovirus,
Roseolovirus
,Lymphocrypto virus

44
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POxviridae

A

Small pox

genus: orthopox,suispox,avipox,mollusci pox

45
Q

List the positive sense rna dividing it between
Naked & Enveloped

A

Naked:
Caliciviridae
Picornaviridae

Enveloped:
Coronaviridae
Flaviviridae
Togaviridae
Retroviridae

46
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Negative sense rna

A

Bunya
Arena
Fill
Paramyxo
Orthomyxo

47
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Arenaviridae-

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genus: Arenavirus e.g Lassa , Mopeia, Junin, Machupo

48
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Astroviridae-

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genus:Astrovirus

49
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Bunyaviridae-

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genus: Bunyavirus, Nairovirus, Hantanvirus, Phlebovirus

50
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Caliciviridae-

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genus:, Norwalk, Hepatitis E virus

51
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Coronaviridae-

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genus:Coronavirus, SARS virus

52
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Filoviridae-

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genus:Ebola, Marburg

53
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Flaviviridae-

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genus: Yellow fever virus
dengue virus
West nile virus
Hepatitis C Virus

54
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Orthomyxoviridae-

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genus:
Influenza virus A,B,C

55
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Paramyxoviridae-genus:

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Parainfluenza,
Human metapneumovirus
Mumps
Measles
respiratory syncytial viruses

56
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Picornaviridae-genus:

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Enterovirus
,Hepatovirus,
Rhinovirus

57
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Reoviridae-

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Genus: Rotavirus

58
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Retroviridae-

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genus:Lentivirus,
(spp – HIV)
HTLV

59
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Rhabdoviridae-

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genus: Rabies virus, Lyssavirus, Vessiculovirus

60
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Togaviridae-

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genus: Alphavirus (Chikungunya), Rubivirus (Rubella virus)

61
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Most viruses derive their envelope from the cell’s outer membrane with the exception of

A

Herpesviruses
Derive theirs from cell’s nuclear membrane

62
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All RNA viruses are single stranded except

A

Reoviridae ds

63
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Segmented genome are found in

A

Reo virus ds
Bunya
Orthomyxo
Paramyxovirus

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