emerging viruses

Question 1

what is an emerging virus

Answer 1

causative agent of a new previously unrecognised infection in a given population
zoonotic
enzoonotic - animal to animal

Question 2

specialist vs generalist virus

Answer 2

s= viruses that can only infect one host
g= virus that can infect a range of hosts

Question 3

example of notable emerging viruses
(all generalist)
-flaviviruses (zika virus)
-filovirus-
ebola virus
-coronavirus
-influenza A

example of specialist virus

Answer 3

generalist viruses are more likley to emerge into humans

-measules
-HIV

Question 4

example of viruses emerging right now..
-m pox (clade 1b and clade 2b)

Question 5

HIV and SARS-COV2 was a zoonotic virus but now became a ‘human virus’
-what kind of virus are they
-adaptations

Answer 5

-both are emergent virus that have fully established in homo sapiens and now have become true viruses of humans.
HIV= specialists virus. adapted to human hosts
SARS= generlist virus. established in humans and adapted for effeicient tramsmission in humans.