Flashcards in L79 Deck (34)
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What disease does rhinovirus cause? Transmission?
The common cold is transmitted by resp droplets
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What are unique replication requirements of rhinovirus?
Prefers the cold
Nose > lungs
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Why does rhinovirus make asthma worse?
Turns on Th2 response
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Describe the rhinovirus genome - what is unique?
IRES = internal ribosome entry site
- Ribosome knows to start here, don't need to scan the genome for start codon
Means rhinovirus RNA genome doesn't need to be capped like human RNA does
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Rhinovirus pathogenesis - how does it change host cell processes? Where in the host cell does it replicate?
Infects nasal epithelium
Shuts off all host translation to push viral translation - preferential replication
RNA genome = replicate in cytoplasm
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How does rhinovirus leave host cells
Lysis
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Describe the timeframe of rhinovirus cold - what immunity is responsible for clearing the cold?
0 = infected
Day 2 = viral peak in serum
Day 3-4 = symptom peak
Day 5 = virus gone from serum
Innate immunity clears - entire infection moves too fast for Ab to be produced/effective
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Why isn't there a rhinovirus vaccine?
Too many strains - recombination
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What bug causes flu?
Orthomyxoviridae
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Orthomyxoviridae genetics:
- or +
ss or ds
Helical or icosahedral capsid
Enveloped?
-ssRNA in 8 indep segments
Helical
Enveloped
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Where does Orthomyxoviridae replicate in host cells?
Nucleus
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Which proteins are present on Orthomyxoviridae envelope?
HA
NA
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Describe flu nomenclature:
A/California/07/2001 (H1N1)
A = type of flu (A, B or C)
Cali = where first isolated
07 = isolate #
2001 = year of isolation
H1N1 = major HA & NA type
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What receptor does flu bind to enter host cells?
HA + sialic acid
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How is the flu genome release after being endocytosed?
Endosome turns ACIDIC via M2 channel
HA triggered virus/endosome membrane fusion
Release genetic material alone
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How does Orthomyxoviridae leave host cells?
Bud off
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How does Tamiflu work?
Neurominidase inhibitor
Block the release of new virions
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How does flu effect ciliated epithelium?
Kills them
No cilia - mucus isn't moving to clear infection
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What is antigenic drift?
Minor HA & HA variations year to year
Due to mistakes made by RNA pol
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What is antigenic shift?
If 2 flu viruses infect a person at the same time, the virus that buds out has a combo the RNA genomes of both
Genetic reassortment
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Pandemic: antigenic shift or drift?
Shift = pandemic
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Epidemic: antigenic shift or drift?
Drift = epidemic
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What aspect of Orthomyxoviridae would a universal flu vaccine target?
HA
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Which bugs fall under the umbrella of Paramyxoviridae? Which diseases do they cause?
RSV - pna & bronchiolits
Parainfluenza - croup
Mumps
Measles
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Paramyxoviridae
- or + RNA
Helical or icosahedral capsid?
Enveloped?
All have -ssRNA -> has viral RNA pol to transcribe viral genome on own
Helical
Enveloped
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2 major proteins on Paramyxoviridae envelope - describe the fxn of both
HN = binds sialic acid on ciliated epithelial cells
F protein = fusion
*Must be at NEUTRAL pH
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Which parainflu serotypes cause croup? What is croup?
Serotypes 1-3
Croup = distinct barking cough
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Which parainflu serotype causes bronchiolitis?
4
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How does Paramyxoviridae leave host cells?
Budding
Therefore envelope is derived from host cell membrane
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