Micro 3 Flashcards

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what’s tegument and which virus has it?

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protein b/w capsid and envelope –> virion stabilization, transpxn factors; HSV

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general characteristics of HSV

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cause lytic and latent infxn, cause syncytia and inclusion bodies, initiala binding to heparan sulfate, painful lesions

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dzs b/w HSV 1 vs 2

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above the waist, herpes labialis, gingivostomatitis, temporal lobe encephalitis, keratoconjunctivitis, herpetic whitlow, herpes gladitorium vs herpes genitalis, meningitis (6-60y), neonatal encephalitis

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neurotropic spread vs latent infxn vs recurrent dz of HSV

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retrograde to sensory ganglia vs maintained as episomes, regulation of viral transcpxn by latency-associated transcripts, CMI vs replication = reactivated, anterograde viral spread along nerve to peripheral tissue, manifests at site of primary infxn

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diff b/w primary and recurrent dz for HSV depends on?

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prodrome (length, systemic sxs) and local sxs (length, severity)

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why are there lesions for HSV?

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direct tissue dmg by lytic infxn AND host immune response/CMI (CD8, CD4 Th1)

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why does congenital HSV occur?

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neonate has immature immune system –> lack ab –> screen mom carefully

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how to dx HSV?

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Tzank, pap smear, cowdry type A body, syncytia, ophthalmic staining solutions, PCR

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2 phases of dissemination and viremia for VZV

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1st phase = resp to liver, spleen, organs; 2nd phase = organs to skin

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VZV = benign and self limiting dz but what complications occur for immunocompetent vs compromised children?

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bacterial superinfxn vs protracted varicella, multiorgan involvement, hemorrhagic varicella

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explain immune response for VZV

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viral cytopathicity AND host immune response give rash; ab limits dissemination but little role b/c cell to cell spread by syncytia –> CD8 and IFNy = critical for controlling virus; but high CD8 –> inc cytok prod –> interstitial PNA in adults

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how to dx VZV?

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by sxs or confirmed by CPE (Cowdry type A intranuclear inclusion bodies, syncytia)

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vaccines for VZV

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generally live attenuated vax to make ab; zostavax = live atten vax and shingrix = recombinant protein vax for adults >50y

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where is CMV found in?

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blood, tissue, most body fluids

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CMV transmission

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congenital, sex, oral, vertical (replicating in cervix), organ transplant, blood transfusion

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CMV sxs

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mostly asx, can become carriers

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how to dx CMV?

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cytomegalic cells (enlarged cells w/ intranuclear and intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies; detected in circ)

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HHV 6/7 transmission

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saliva (initial replication in salivary gland)

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when is HHV 6/7 reactivated?

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immunosuppressed and AIDs pts

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what causes HHV 6/7 rash? diff b/w HHV 6 and 7?

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anti viral DTH. 7 = milder dz

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dissemination of parvovirus

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initial site = resp tract –> disseminates to bone marrow then other tissues

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can B19 infect other animals?

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no, it’s an only human pathogen

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parvovirus B19 biphasic dz

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phase 1/febrile stage: infectious stage (7-10d), lytic infxn, non-specific flu like sxs
phase 2/symptomatic stage: noninfectious stage (1-2wk in children, mo in adult), immune mediated rash and arthralgia, slapped cheek rash

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child vs adult dz for parvo B19

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more arthralgia than rash in adults b/c higher ab titers

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receptor of parvo B19. primary virulence factor?
P ag (globoside) on erythroid precursor cells, integrin = coreceptor on erythroid precursors but not on mature RBCs. lytic infxn on erythroid precursor cells
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what happens if pregnant women get infected w/ parvo B19?
hydrops fetalis; no evidence parvo B19 causes congenital defects; no inc risk for seropositive pregnant women
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what kind of immunity fights parvo B19?
strong ab response --> immune mediated rash and arthralgia; little role for CMI b/c it targets RBCs which don't express MHC
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how to dx parvo B19?
clinical sxs like the rash, ELISA in pregnant women
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virulence factors of AdV
lytic infxn, persistence in lymphoid tissue, no envelope
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receptor vs tropism for AdV
Coxsackie adenovirus receptor vs muco/epith cells, lymphoid cells, target cell depends on fiber and penton proteins (fibers binds to CAR, penton binds to coreceptor); incubation = 4-9d and infectious for wks when shedding in nasal secretions and stools
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dz caused by Ad3/7 vs Ad4/7 vs AdV5 vs 40/41/42
pharyngoconjuctival fever (pharyngitis + conjunctivitis), from unchlorinated pools vs acute resp dz in mil recruits, atypical PNA vs pharyngitis vs gastroenteritis
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at risk ppl for AdV
immunocompromised, children <14yo, ppl in crowded areas
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how to dx AdV?
sx and elim of other pathogens, basophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies on cx
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how to prevent vs tx AdV?
ab but serotype specific, hygiene, live Ad4/7 vax for mil recruits vs supportive
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AdV as biotherapeutic
deletion of genes --> vector replication-incompetent, gene therapy --> deliver fxnal copy of mutated genes, vax vector --> give gene encoding ag
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epidemiology of polyomavirus
primary infxn asx, CD8 control --> latent infxn in kidneys, reactivation in immunocompromised d/t lost CMI
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how to tx polyomavirus?
supportive, inc immunocompetence
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at risk ppl for reactivation of polyomavirus
HIV, transplant, immunosuppressed pts
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JC vs BK dz of polyomaviruses
latency in kid, cross blood brain barrier --> infect oligodendrocytes and astrocytes --> PML --> demyelination --> progressive sxs like clumsiness, weakness, change in vision & speech, fatal 1-4mo post dx vs BKV-associated nephropathy in kidney transplants --> kid dmg d/t lost CD8 response
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how does poxvirus replicate entirely in cyto?
brings DNA dep RNA pol, encodes DNA dep DNA pol, encodes viral thymidine kinase
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human vs zoonotic pathogens of poxvirus
smallpox/variola, molluscum vs vaccinia virus, cowpox, monkeypox, orf virus
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smallpox dz
viremic and lymphatic spread --> rash erupts over entire body at same time
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how did Edward Jenner make smallpox vax? impact?
thought milkmaids don't have smallpox due to their infection with cowpox --> made vaccinia virus vax --> CMI. 1970: global vaccination program; key to eradication = human only pathogen
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how to dx molluscum?
lesion appearance, molluscum body (eosinophilic intracytoplasmic inclusion body in infected keratinocyte)
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can natural infx of smallpox give good immunity?
yes can give life long immunity but poxvirus can encode proteins w/ immunosuppressive activity; common ag determinants b/w fam --> cross reactive immunity
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how to dx poxvirus infxn?
lesions at same stage (chickenpox at diff stages), pt hx, PCR of lesion fluid
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how to tx vs prevent poxvirus?
quarantine or modified behavior, target VTK vs vaccinia virus live attenuated vax, OSHA recs
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can poxviruses be used as viral vectors?
yes b/c well-characterized genomes --> modified vaccinia ankara, fowlpox and canarypox
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general zoonotic poxvirus dz
animal pox viruses; single nodular lesion --> cluster of vesicular lesions
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monkeypox vs orf virus
from saliva of infected pet vs contagious pustular dermatitis
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lytic vs latent vs transformative infxn of EBV
stages depend on EBV gene expression. infect epithelium and B cells, shed in saliva, CD8 response vs in mem B cells, viral genes suppress viral protein synthesis, CD8 response, reactivated by immunosuppression vs cell cycle control = overridden by infected cells
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how to dx EBV
sxs (lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, exudative pharyngitis; extreme fatigue), monospot test (heterophile ab to sheep, and horse RBCs (Paul-Bunnell Ag)), hematology (lymphocytosis, downey cells = atypical lymphocytes)
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how to tx vs prevent EBV
limit activity d/t danger of ruptured spleen vs difficult d/t asx shedding
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EBV proteins and transformataion
Activation of cellular oncogenes, Translocations of B cell genes, LMP 1/2
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burkitt's lymphoma vs nasopharyngeal carcinoma vs post-transplant lymphoproliferative d/o vs hairy oral leukoplakia
monoclonal B cell lymphoma, t(8,14) translocation --> moves c-myc oncogene to highly active promoter; starry sky vs EBV infected epithelial cells in Asia vs T cell suppression --> massive B cell prolif vs EBV infected epithelial cells in immunocompromised
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HHV8 transmission. virulence factors?
sex. lack of T cells, latent infxn in endothel cells, transformation of endothel cells to spindle cells, prod of virally encoded cytok
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what happens if there were no T cells in HHV8?
latent becomes lytic, spindle cells survive and grow
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how to dx HHV8?
lesion appearance, bx, XR and bronchoscopy
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HPV transmission
surfaces, sex, asx w/ shedding
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HPV replication
Enter microabrasions in epithelial layer --> migrate to undifferentiated basal keratinocytes --> infect/replicate in sq epith cells by expressing E1&2 --> inc cell # in basal and prickle layers --> specific cellular keratins made --> late proteins L1&2 made --> progeny virions made and shed --> viral DNA maintained as episomes in warts; viral DNA = integrated into host genome in ca
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E5 vs E6 vs E7 oncogenes
stabilizes cellular epidermal growth factor (EGFR) --> more sensitive to growth signals vs bind to p53 and degrade it via host ubiquitin proteasome vs bind to Rb and inactivate it
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why does HPV persist in basal keratinocytes?
keratinocytes = immunoprivileged; low viral ag produced there --> innate/adaptive immunity impt for fighting warts
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how to dx vs tx vs prevent HPV?
Koiliocytes in ALL HPV serotypes vs imiquimod, aldara vs gardasil (6, 11, 16, 18), cervarix (16, 18), gardasil 9 (the prev 4, 31, 33, 45, 52, 58)
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mutation rate, resistance, and VAP of HBV
low mutation rate; resistant to detergents, low pH, heat; VAP = HBV surface ag (HBsAg spherical and filamentous particle not infectious; Dane particle)
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transmission vs at risk ppl for HBV
blood, sex, vertical, parenteral/needle vs healthcare workers, IVDU, babies of chronic HBV moms, blood/organ recipients
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immune response for HBV
Ab = protective early in infxn, spherical and filamentous particles puts high ag in blood --> neutralizes ab; strong CMI can resolve infxn but cause sxs of dz
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acute vs chronic vs carcinogenic HBV
Strong CMI (CD8, NK, ADCC) response --> rapid clearance; in hepatocytes w/ little to no dmg vs weak CMI response w/ delayed or no clearance; low levels of viral prod --> can clear, asx, cirrhosis, HCC vs chronic dz w/ rpted bouts of mild sxs
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% of individuals that will clear infxn, be a/sx for HBV
90% clear, 5-10% become chronic; children = asx for mild dz; 25% symptomatic
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how to tx vs prevent HBV
HBV immunoglobulin, RT inhibitors vs HBsAg vax
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replication and immune response for HAV
replicatess in hepatocytes and Kupffer cells --> little to no dmg; shed in stool; induce CMI (CD8, NK, ADCC) response --> life long immunity
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how to dx HAV?
sx/hx, confirm w/ antiHAV igM in serum
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HAV vs HEV
pos ssRNA, icosahedral, no envelope --> acid stable/resistant, transmitted by contaminated shellfish, Africa vs pos ssRNA, icosahedral, no envelope --> acid stable/resistant, transmitted by contaminated water, Asia, Calici-like, 20% infxn in pregnant women
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how many major genotypes for HCV?
6, in diff geographic locations
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what cells does HCV infect?
hepatocytes, B cells
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mutation rate of HCV
high mutation rate --> produce quasi species --> escape ab and CD8 --> CD8 can still control but cause dmg
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acute vs chronic HCV
similar to HBV vs 70-75% infxn = chronic --> continuous, low level prod of virus; exac by alc or coinfxn w/ HIV or HBV
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how to dx vs tx HCV?
ELISA for HCV ab, then confirm by PCR vs combo therapy (protease/polymerase inhibitor) but DEPENDS ON GENOTYPE
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why is HDV called "satellite virus" and what does it cause?
b/c can't make own attachment protein --> coinfect w/ HBV --> dz causing cytolysis of hepatocytes; causes 40% of fulminant hepatitis --> fatal
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hepatocellular carcinoma
d/t combo of viral and immunological factors, continued cycles of immune-mediated dmg and repair --> genomic instability
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HBV X protein
oncoprotein to transactivate cellular transcription --> inc cell growth and replication; interfere with p53 activity and mitochondrial function; Integration of HBV into host cell genome --> activation of oncogene --> increases chronic viral production
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dissemination of polio
cytolytic infxn --> tissue dmg --> dz sxs; oropharaynx --> GI enterocytes --> Peyer's patches M cells --> intestinal wall BM --> nerves to brain --> motor neurons of anterior horn
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receptor for polio
poliovirus receptor (PVR) or CD155
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can serum ab limit polio spread?
yes --> prevent infecting target tissue and major clinical dz
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how many types of polio?
3 types, most dz caused by type 1
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phases of primary infxn of polio
1. asx for 90% of infxns 2. abortive poliomyelitis/minor illness: M cells infected 3. nonparalaytic poliomyelitis/aseptic meningitis: virus infected CNS --> back pain, muscle spasms 4. paralytic polio/major illness: anterior horn cells an motor cortex of brain
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coxsackie virus receptor
coxsackie adenovirus receptor (CAR), and ICAM-1 for some
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at risk ppl for enterovirus D68
kids w/ asthma
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clinical pres for enterovirus D68
acute: runny nose, sore throat, cough prolonged: wheezing, fever, vomit, rash severe: neurological, difficulty breathing
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acute flaccid myelitis
from CSF: coxsackie A16, enterovirus D68 & A71
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tropism vs dz vs complications for rhinovirus
epith cells, fibroblasts vs nasal epith --> release bradykinin and histamine => rhinorrhea; sxs like HA, sneeze, sore throat induced by immune mediators vs mg to resp epith and mucosa, sinusitis
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why can't rhinovirus infect beyond URT?
b/c grows best >33 degrees C
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how to tx vs prevent rhinovirus
steam, pleconaril vs hygiene, no vax b/c >100 serotypes
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hallmark of coronavirus
envelope w/ club shaped protein peplomers forming a corona --> protect against GI conditions
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tropism for coronavirus
resp or GI epithelium w/ E2 or spike glycoprotein; grows bet <35 degrees C --> mild URT infxn and can lead to LRT infxn
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are there ab for coronavirus?
yes against E2/spike glycoprotein but short lived d--> no sustained protection
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SARS 1 & 2
zoonotic coronaviruses; spread by droplet but also in sweat, urine, stool; causes atypical PNA; causes cytokine storm after infecting pulm mac/DC; mortality rate depends on age
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transmission, tropism, ADE of flaviviridae
by mosquito vector => arbovirus; Aedes (dengue, yellow, zika), Culex (West nile, JEEV); tropism = mono/mac, spread to brain liver, vessels, skin; have ab dependent enhancement for infxn; strong ag cross-reactivity
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prevention of flaviviridae
mosquito control, live atten vax for yellow fever and JEEV
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pathogenesis of dengue
4 ag distinct strains. inc vasc permeability --> plasma leakage, bleeding, dec coag
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acute vs severe dengue
break bone fever, severe HA, retro-orbital pain, mild hemorrhage vs reinfxn of diff strain --> DHF or DSS; bleeding in mult organs, hypovolemic shock in DSS
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ab dependent enhancement (ADE)
ab binding inc infxn --> bypasses VAP; also seen in alphaviruses b/c they co-circ with same vector and cross react
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acute vs severe yellow fever
early stage; flu like vs yellow stage; black vomit
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acute vs severe zika
80% symptomatic; conjunctivitis; no inc risk for woman if infected AND cleared before preg vs microcephaly, deaf/blind, Guillain Barre
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acute vs severe West Nile
seasonal encephalitic arbovirus. 20% symptomatic, west nile fever: body aches, rash, fever, HA vs 1%; meningitis, encephalitis, elderly at risk
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gen characteristics of chiungunya
togaviridae, alphavirus, pos ssRNA, enveloped, icosohedral capsid
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transmission vs VAP vs tropism vs new vector of chikungunya
Aedes mosquito vs E2 vs broad vs aedes albopictus d/t point mutation in E1
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diff b/w dengue and chikungunya?
muscle pain vs joint pain
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acute vs recurrent chikungunya
high fever, HA, myalgia, arthralgia vs crippling arthralgia in small joints, 7-10d/episode, recurrent episodes for mo-yrs
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gen characteristics of rubella
togaviridae
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is rubella virus an only human pathogen?
yes
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tropism of rubivirus
resp epith --> throughout body; extended period of viral shedding
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how to get congenital rubella?
1st trimester: virus crosses placenta --> replicate in fetal tissue --> cataracts, deafness, mental retardation
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immune responses to rubella
ab controls viremic spread --> IC deposition --> rash and arthralgia, CMI clears infxn; maternal ab prevent transplacental spread
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rubella prevention
live atten MMR vax, give to children so they don't infect preg
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immune response to rabies
natural immunity = slow replication and immunoprivileged tissue; ab can neutralize virus but too slow to make; CMI has little role
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VAP and receptors for rabies
G glycoprotein. AChR, NCAM
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how to name flu strains
formal name, represent time/place/date, common name
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replication of flu
HA binds to sialic acid --> virion = endocytosed --> M2 forms channel in endosome --> uncoat envelope and release capsid --> capsid goes to nucleus and replicates --> viral particles made at membrane surface --> NA claves sialic acid and release viral particles by budding
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which flu strain infects both animals and humans?
A; binds to 2,3 and 2,6 linked sialic acid residues
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which flu strains do ag drift vs shift?
A,B vs A
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how to tx vs prevent flu
inhibit attachment (HA), inhibit uncoating (M2) for A, inhibit release (NA) for A & B vs inactivated or subunit
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paramyxoviridae members
measles, mumps, parainflu
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tropism for paramyxoviridae
epith, URT; cont shedding before sx
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VAP for paramyxoviridae
HN or H --> hemagluttinin; fusion F protein --> fuse viral memb w/ host memb AND infected cell memb w/ uninfected cell memb; syncytia --> cell to cell spread, immune evasion
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immune response to paramyxoviridae
CMI can control but cause dz sxs
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host cell receptors for measles
CD46, SLAM
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tropism for measles
epith --> lymphocytes, mac/DC, neurons
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how to dx vs tx measles?
sxs vs passive immunoglobulin therapy
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at risk ppl for RSV
premature infants, elderly, bone marrow/heart-lung transplants
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RSV dzs
URTI w/ rhinorrhea, bronchiolitis, elderly LRTI w/ PNA; direct cytopathologic effects + host immune response
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immune response for RSV
ab = protective only during initial infxn d/t syncytia; maternal ab = protective but too low; CMI clears infxn (mostly CD4 Th2); natural immunity wears off --> we get reinfected q 2-5y
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how to prevent RSV?
maternal ab an Palivizumab against F protein
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transmission vs tropism of filovirus (ebola/maraburg)
bodily fluids from infected animals vss mono/mac/DC --> myeloid cells --> cytok storm --> tissue necrosis
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VAP for filovirus
G glycoprotein
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initial pres of filovirus
flu like sxs
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how to tx vs prevent filovirus
convalescent sera, monoclonal ab vs recombinant vax, quarantine, minimize contact w/ body fluids
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early vs late sxs of hantavirus pulm synrome
fatigue, fever, muscle aches vs cough, SOB, lungs w/ fluid
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how is hantavirus transmitted?
urine/feces of infected rodents, dry weather
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arenaviridae
seasonal and geographical dz based on rodent reservoir, infect macs but T cells cause tissue destruction
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VAP vs receptor vs coreceptor for HIV
gp160 --> 120 + 41 vs CCR5 (mac/DC, T cells) vs CXCR4 (T cells)
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HIV replication
gp120 binds to CCR5 or CXCR4 --> gp 120/41 undergoes conformational change to expose fusion peptide --> Capsid released and uncoated into cyto --> 2 ssRNA genomes transcribed to 2 dsDNA molecules via RT --> dsDNA transported to nucleus and integrated into host genome by integrase --> Proviral DNA is transcribed --> host and viral mRNA go to cyto --> proteins made near cell memb by protease --> viral proteins released by budding
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drug targets at HIV replication
Attachment – receptor and co-receptor antagonists Entry – fusion inhibitors Replication – RT and integrase inhibitors Assembly/Release – protease inhibitors
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why is HIV resistant to anti-retroviral therapy (ART)?
RT = error prone --> high mutation rate
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mac vs T cell infxn of HIV
M tropic, low viral prod in latent vs lytic and latent --> dec CD4 d/t viral induced AND immune meditated lysis
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in HIV, dec CD4 cells can lead to inc B cells -->
inc nonspecific ab --> hypergammaglobulinemia
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how to dx vs prevent HIV
aba to gag/pol/env vs behavaior, nonoxynol 9, post exposure ART
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challenges for HIV clearance
Destruction of the immune system -->opportunistic infections Viral replication in immunoprivileged sites Viral latency Antigenic variation Direct cell-to-cell transmission of virus
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acute vs latent vs AIDS for HIV
CD4 > 500, flu like sxs vs CD4 200-500, M tropic R5 virus to T tropic X4 virus vs CD4 count < 200, opportunistic infxn
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tropism and resistance of rotavirus
partial chemical and heat resistance, VP4 = target of neutralizing ab in vaxxed infant
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why are young children more at risk for rotavirus?
b/c older children and adults have protective ab like igA
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3 pathogenic pathways for rotavirus
infxn/dmg of absorptive cells, stimulation of enteric nervous system, prod of viral enterotoxin NSP4
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viral gastroenteritis
extended virus shedding, alteration of intestinal villi
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at risk ppl for norovirus
older children and adult b/c it binds to H blood ag (young children don't have it)
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gastroenteritis for rota vs noro
leading cause of infant vs leading cause of epidemic
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HBV ag for transmission vs replication vs resolved vs vax vs healthy carrier vs infective carrier
HBV DNA vs HBsAg vs HBsAg igG and HBcAg igG vs HBsAg igG vs HBeAg w/o DNA vs HBeAg w/ DNA
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nml protein v prion structure
PrPC w/ 3 alpha helices vs PrPSC w/ 2 alpha helices and 1 beta sheet
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does prion have nucleic acid?
nope just protein
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how does prion become bad?
spont; external src like food, injection, transplant, contact w/ contamination
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challenges to elim prions
highly resistant to most disinfectants --> autoclave longer; little inflamm --> little to no clearing in body
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human v animal prion dz
very slow progressing. creutzfeld-jakob dz (CJD) v bovine spongiform encephalopathy aka mad cow dz
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spongiform encephalopathy
vacuolation of brain tissue d/e build up of prion fibrils that can't be degraded. dx: proteinase K-resistant PrP, 14-3-3/tau protein in CSF