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What is lethal dose 50? (LD50)

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Dose of virus required to cause death of 50% of animals

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What is infectious dose 50? (ID50)

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Dose of virus that will infect 50% of experimental group of hosts/animals

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The lower the ID50 & LD50, the ___________ virulent an organism

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More

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What are 4 routes of entry of virus into host?

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  1. The skin
  2. Mucous membrane
  3. GI tract
  4. Respiratory tract
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What are 3 ways a virus can enter host via transcutaneous injection?

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  1. Arthropod bite
  2. Bite of infected animal
  3. Contaminated objects
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What are 3 ways virus can enter host via mucous membrane?

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  1. Conjunctiva
  2. Oropharynx
  3. Genitourinary tract/rectum
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What is a disseminated infection?

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Infection spreads beyond primary site of infection

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What is a systemic infection?

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A number of organs or tissues are infected

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__________ release facilitates virus dispersal, while ___________ release provides access to underlying tissues, facilitating systemic spread

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  1. Apical

2. Basolateral

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What is viremia?

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Presence of virus in blood, may be free in blood or in cell, such as lymphocytes

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What are 4 types of viremia?

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  1. Passive
  2. Active
  3. Primary
  4. Secondary
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What is passive viremia?

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Direct inoculation of virus in blood, such as bite of arthropod or contaminated syringe

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What is active viremia?

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Viremia following initial replication in host. Release of virions from initial site of replication to blood stream

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What is primary viremia?

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Initial entry of virus into blood after injection

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What is secondary viremia?

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Virus has replicated in major organs and once more entered the circulation

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What are 3 ways virus can spread via nerves?

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  1. Neurotrophic
  2. Neuroinvasive
  3. Neurovirulent
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What is a neurotrophic virus?

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Virus that can infect neural cells via neural or hematogenous spread

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What is a neuroinvasive virus?

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Viruses enter central nervous system after injection of a peripheral site

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What is a neurovirulent virus?

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Viruses that cause disease of nervous tissue, manifested by neurological symptoms and often death

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T/F: Virus can exhibit low neuroinvasiveness but high neurovirulence

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True

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T/F: Virus exhibits neuroinvasiveness but low neurovirulence

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True

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Virus can exhibit high neuroinvasiveness and high neurovirulence

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True

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Retrograde spread of viruses travel in ____________ direction of nerve impulse flow

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Anterograde spread of viruses travel in _________ direction of nerve impulse flow

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What are 2 ways viruses spread through the CNS?
1. Olfactory routes | 2. Blood brain barrier
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Acute infection is usually ___________ shedding over _______period of time
1. Intensive | 2. Short
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Persistent infections can be shed at __________ titers for ___________ to __________
1. Lower 2. Months 3. Years
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What is viral tropism?
Specificity/affinity of virus for particular host tissue
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What is a pantropic virus?
Can replicate in more than one host/tissue
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What is a vesicle?
Fluid filled sac/elevation
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An ulcer is an opening in skin caused by __________ of necrotic tissue
Sloughing
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Nodules will have ________ borders and tumors will ____________ ____________ into dermis
1. Distinct | 2. Extend deep
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T/F: Warts are benign skin growths that appear when virus infects top layer of skin
True
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Erythema is reddening of skin, consequence of ___________ viral infection
Systemic
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What are 2 ways viruses can invade the GI tract?
1. Ingestion | 2. Hematogenous spread, systemic infection
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What are 3 types of ways viruses can cause injury to the GI tract?
1. Destruction of enterocytes due to viral replication, hypersecretion 2. GI disease, malabsorption, diarrhea 3. Pronounced dehydration, acidosis, hemoconcentration
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What are some injuries viruses do to the respiratory tract?
1. Loss of ciliary activity 2. Loss of integrity of lining of mucus layer 3. Multifocal destruction of epithelium 4. Inflammation
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What are 4 types of injuries viruses can do to the CNS?
1. Neuronal necrosis 2. Perivascular cuffing 3. Progressive demyelination 4. Neuronal vacuolation
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T/F: Clots form in small vessels throughout the body, however organs do not get blood, they have organ failure
True
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) will display _______________ throughout the body
Hemorrhages
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What is teratogenesis?
Abnormal development or arrest in development
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Virus-induced immunopathology is tissue injury mediated by __________ immune response to virus infection
Host
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Virus-induced immunopathology depends on the delicate balance between ____________ and _____________ effects of host immune response
1. Protective | 2. Destructive
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Immunopathology is tissue damage mediated by _________________ reactions
Hypersensitivity
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Immunopathology is associated with ____________ diseases and _____________ disorders
1. Autoimmune | 2. Immunodeficiency
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Immunopathology can also be ____________ mediated tissue damage
Inflammation
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What are some roles of T cells?
1. Cytotoxic cell mediated lysis/killing of infected host cells 2. Releases of CD4+ and CD8+
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Toll-like receptors are part of the __________ immune response
Innate
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T/F: Antibody responses to viruses may also contribute to tissue damage
True
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T/F: Infectious bursar disease is an example f immunosuppression
True
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What are inapparent infections?
1. Clinical signs and symptoms are not evident 2. Too few cells may be infected 3. Stimulate host immune response 4. Possible source of virus spread
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What is an acute infection?
1. Short clinical course | 2. Rapid clearance from host immune response
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What is a latent infection?
1. Persistent 2. Infectious virus is not demonstrable except when reactivation occurs 3. Reactivation often stimulated by immunosuppression and/or action of cytokines or hormone
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What is a chronic infection?
Virus is continuously shed from or is present in infected tissue
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What is a slow infection?
1. Prolonged incubation period, lasting months or years | 2. Slow, progressive lethal disease

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