Orthomyxovirus and Paramyxovirus Flashcards
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o Contain seven segments of RNA
o Lacks a neuraminidase gene
Influenza C
- Virus-encoded glycoproteins
- Inserted into the lipid envelope
- Determine antigenic variation and host immunity
HA and NA
- Protein in viral envelope - Used as an attachment/entry receptor - Binds to N-acetylneuraminic acid on the host cell glycolipids or glycoproteins - Hemagglutinin hydrolysed by host cell proteases to created infectious virion
HA
Functions at the end of the viral replication cycle
NA
Facilitates release of virus particles from infected cell surfaces during budding
NA
Helps the virus negotiate thought the mucin layer in the respiratory tract to reach the target epithelial cells
NA
- Antigenically highly variable
- Responsible for most cases of epidemic influenza
- Also know for some animals (birds, pugs, horses, and seals)
Influenza A
May exhibit antigenic changes
- Can sometimes cause epidemics
Influenza B
- Antigenically stable
- Cause on mild illness in immunocompetent individuals
Influenza C
Segmented nature of the genome
GENETIC REASSORTMENT
Result in hidden changes in viral surface antigens
GENETIC REASSORTMENT
interval between epidemic waves of influenza A
Every 2-3 years
a new subtype of influenza A appears and a pandemic may result
Every 10-40 years
- Early 2009
- Novel swine-origin H1N1 virus
- Pandemic spread by mid-year
- Was a quadruple reassortment
- 18,000 deaths
- Has become a seasonal influenza virus
A (H1N1)
Reflects drastic changes in the sequences of viral surface protein, cause by genetic reassortment between human, swine, avian influenza viruses
Antigenic Shift
- Most likely to result in an epidemic
- Gives rise to pandemics of influenza A
- Seasonal influenza
Antigenic Shift
- minor antigenic changes
- caused by the accumulation of point mutations in the genes
- resulting in amino acid changes in the protein a variant must sustain two of more mutations before a new, epidemiologically significant strain emerges
- causes yearly epidemics
- pandemic influenza
- sequence changes can alter antigenic sites on the molecule such that a virion can escape recognition by the host’s immune system
Antigenic drift
alter antigenic sites on the molecule such that a virion can escape recognition by the host’s immune system
Sequence changes
Incubation period of Influenza virus
1-4 days
MOT of Influenza Virus
person to person by airborne droplets or contact with contaminated hands or surfaces
Viral shedding of the Influenza virus.
Peaks within _______
24hrs
Influenza virus remain elevated for
1-2 days
Declines over the next _____
5 days
What are the immune defense against Influenza virus?
o Cough reflex
o Neutralization by preexisting specific immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies
o Inactivation by non-specific inhibitors in the mucous secretions