Picornaviridae Togaviridae Arenaviridae Flashcards

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Morphology and Structure of Picornaviruses

Virion: non-_________, _____, (23-25 nm), __________ symmetry
* Genome:
– (___Ve) sense RNA, 7.2-8.4 kb
* RNA is _________
– Ten genes, eleven proteins (poliovirus)
* VP1, VP2, VP3, VP4 structural proteins
– VP____ interacts with viral RNA
* 2A, 2B, 2C proteases
* 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D RNA replication
– __________ replication

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enveloped, small, Icosahedral, +, polyadenylated, 4, Cytoplasmic

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Picornaviruses

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Morphology and Structure of Picornaviruses

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Members of the Picornaviridae Cause Many Serious Diseases
of Man and Animals
1. Genus Apthovirus
- ____ and _____ disease, most destructive in Africa
2. Genus Rhinovirus
- cause ______ tract infections, acid labile, cause _____ in humans (110 types) and pigs
3. Genus Enterovirus
- _______ type member, 3 major types cause paralysis
4. Genus Hepatovirus
- Hepatitis __, contagious ___ infections
5. Genus Cardiovirus
- ____ group, cause ____ and ____ inflammation, acid labile, source is a ____ reservoir

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Foot, mouth, respiratory, colds, Poliovirus, A, liver, EMC, heart, brain, rodent

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A Phylogenetic Tree of the Picornaviridae

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General properties of Picornaviruses

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Hepatitis = inflammation of liver, multiple causes
In viral hepatitis: ABCDEF
Hepatitis E = zoonotic virus, transmitted from pigs to humans

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Genome structure and organization of Picornaviridae

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How can we use/maximize benefits from genetic material?
Structural proteins = 5’ end
no structural = 3’ end
Can crop genome organization, put under one another
Vp4, etc encode P1
What encodes P2 and P3?

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Genome structure and organization of Picornaviridae

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Picornavirus Members Bind to Many Different Host Receptors

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Car = coxaci adenovirus receptor
Virus uses receptors to enter cell

I am-1, Vcam-1, CD55

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Replication of Picornavirus RNA

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Positive sense RNA virus
Review replication of positive sense viruses
Lipid bilayer structure
Bottom left picture: receptor and key have to match in order for virus to enter

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Geographical distribution of Foot and Mouth Disease

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Family
Genus
7 distinct serotypes
Not cross protective = one vaccine agonist and one strain will not protect against other strains
Memorize names
Carribbean, Oceania, north and Central America = free b/c strict control measures.

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FMDV-Host Range
All _________-_________ domestic animals including:

Most _______-footed wild animals:

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cloven, hoofed

-Cattle
Buffalo
-Sheep
-Goats
-Swine

cloven

-Deer
-Bison
-Feral hogs
-Antelope

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Armadillos are not only ________ but are capable of transmitting ______ to ___________ and _____ species of animals. FMDV is not reported in _____-toed animals such as as?

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susceptible, FMDV, each other, other, Odd, Horses, Zebras and Rhinos

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Some epidemiological hints-FMDV
1. __________ 100% in susceptible animal population located in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, others.
2. _________ less than 1%
- Higher in _______ animals and highly _______ virus strains
- Animals generally _________ to prevent spread (e.g. incineration)

Incubation period depends on which _____ of FMD virus (___ serotypes), _______, and the route of ____. Can be as short as __-__ days in close contact or as long as ___-___ days from windborne
infection. Experimentally shown to be as short as?

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Morbidity, Mortality, young, virulent, destroyed, strain, 7, dosage, entry, 2-3, 10-14, 18-24 hour

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Worldwide distribution of FMDV
Get notes

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FMDV-Clinical Signs
 Incubation period: 2 to 14 days
** ____ and _____
** Feet, mouth, nares, muzzle, teats
 Progress to erosions
 Lameness, reluctance to move,
sloughing of hooves
 Abortion
 Oral lesions (vesicles)
 Tongue, dental pad, gums, soft
palate, nostrils, muzzle
** Excess _______, _____, nasal _____
** ____, ____ of body condition
 Erosion and ulceration on the teat
of the udder
 Death in young animals

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Fever, vesicles, salivation, drooling, discharge, Lethargy, loss

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FMDV-Clinical Signs cont…

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Sloughing of hoof —> regeneration occurring; occurs in severe cases
Hard palate, interdigital space.

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Transmission of FMDV
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Temporal progression of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in naïve and vaccinated cattle

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See difference between pattern of disease in vaccinated versus unvaccinated

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FMDV-Clinical Signs: Sheep and Goats
Mild form
 Fever, Lameness
 Erosion and ulceration in the mouth

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This one

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FMDV

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Epidemiology of FMDV

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Recovered animal good immunity for awhile
Death/slaughter

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FMDV-Post Mortem Lesions
 Single or multiple vesicles
 Various stages
of development
 White area, 2mm-10cm
***____ filled blister
 Red erosion, fibrin coating
 Dry lesions
 Sloughed hooves
____ heart appearance = image **

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fluid, Tiger

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FMDV-Laboratory Diagnosis
 ________ diseases are clinically indistinguishable!
 Suspect animals with ______ or ______ and vesicles
 Tranquilization may be necessary
 Laboratory testing essential

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Vesicular, salivation, lameness

Ante mortem sample: saliva b/c rich in virus since it is secreted in saliva
Post mortem sample:

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Principles of FMDV diagnosis
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Differential diagnosis of Vesicular diseases based on the naturally occurring diseases in different domestic species of animals
Highlighted portion R = resistant S= susceptible
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Study
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Clinical Comparison: Snout in pigs Morphology differs between types
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Clinical Comparison: Feet
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Differential Diagnosis of FMDV in various animal species
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Porcine enteroviruses (PEVs) ______ disease ______ disease Reproductive diseases porcine enteroviruses * **Two distinct serotypes (PEV___ and ___) was first reported in 1979 * It is associated with the _______ strain of porcine enterovirus, serotype PEV___ * Most infections with porcine enteroviruses, which belong to the family _________, cause no apparent disease, but some strains are capable of causing ** ___________: (**_____ and _______) * Reproductive disorders (stillbirths, foetal mummification, embryonic death and infertility
Teschen, Talfan 9, 10, neurotropic, 1 Picornaviridae, polioencephalomyelitis, Teschen and Talfan
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PEV - Pigs with _________ paralysis, adopts a ____-sitting posture Put image
posterior, dog
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Encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) * EMCV is resistant to many environmental conditions and remains stable at pH 3–8 * EMCV has a broad host range and has been isolated in over 30 species of mammals and birds. * Rodents are thought to be the reservoir species. * In neonatal pigs, mortality rates can reach ____% * Pig-to-human transmission has not been documented * Ingestion, either of EMCV-infected carcasses (rats or mice) or of food/water contaminated by infected carcasses, is thought to be the primary route of transmission in swine. Direct pig-to-pig transmission has not been demonstrated. * Sudden death can occur in _______. Lethargy, fever, anorexia, dyspnea, vomiting, and paralysis
100, neonates
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FMDV disease in Humans  Very low incidence  40 cases since 1921 ***** Most reports ended when FMD was eradicated in _____  NOT a public health concern  Incubation period: 2 to 6 days  Clinical signs  Mild headache, malaise, fever ***** _____, ______ sensation of fingers, ____, ____ prior to _____ formation  Clinical disease rare ***** Infected by ____ contact, ingestion of unprocessed ___/____ products ****** Type ___, __, rarely A  Transmit virus to animals  Rarely harbor virus in respiratory tract for 1-2 days ****** Low risk of _______ carriage  Contaminated boots, clothing, vehicles
Europe, Tingling, burning, palms, feet, vesicle direct, milk, dairy, O, C, prolonged
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FMDV-Vaccination  Killed vaccine, serotype specific  North American Foot-and-Mouth Vaccine Bank  ______ ______, NY  Monitor disease outbreaks worldwide  Stock active serotypes and strains  Essential to isolate virus and identify the serotype to select correct vaccine ***FMD ___ vaccine: Aftovac pure *** _______ Vaccine: Aftovax - vaccinate only healthy animals
Plum Island, VRI, Inactivated
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Features of ideal FMDV vaccines
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Recommended actions in FMDV outbreaks  Confirmatory diagnosis  _________  Must properly destroy exposed?  Products:  2% sodium hydroxide (lye)  4% sodium carbonate (soda ash)  5.25% sodium hypochlorite (household bleach)  0.2% citric acid  Areas must be free of organic matter for disinfectants to be effective
Depopulation, cadavers, litter, animal products
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Bovine enterovirus (BEV) **** Belongs to the genus __________ **** ____ (18–30 nm), non-_______ viruses with an ________ capsid ****** Only two serotypes, BEV-__ and BEV-__ are now recognized * Isolation of BEV from feces and various tissues from apparently healthy animals or from animals with clinical signs that ranged from mild to moderate diarrhea to reproductive disease ******* Sometimes the mucosa of the ____ _______ and ______ had multiple foci of _______ and _____ * Virus isolation from intestinal lesions followed by electron microscopy yielded an approximately 27 nm, nonenveloped, cytopathic, virus
Enterovirus, Small, enveloped, icosahedral, 1, 2, spiral, colon, cecum, hemorrhage, ulceration
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****Avian encephalomyleits virus (AEV) OR __________ ________ ___ ***** Viral infection of the _______ system of many _____ birds, chickens, turkeys, quail, pheasants, and pigeons ****** Causes ______ manifestations such as ataxia, tremors, and paralysis * Vertical and horizontal transmissions have been documented. * Microscopic lesions in the CNS in the brain (cerebral peduncle, cerebellum, brain stem) and spinal cord ***** Degeneration and necrosis of _____, perivascular lymphocytic cuffing, and gliosis with the formation of glial nodules ******* __________ of neurons in the ________ _______ = AEV
Tremor virus A, nervous, naive, nervous, neurons, Chromatolysis, medulla oblongata
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Picture for AEV
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AEV strain classification and Pathogenicity ******Pathotype-I: presented by _____ ___ strains: enterotropic ******* These strains infect chickens readily via the ____-____ route, multiply in the intestine, and shed in feces. ****** Pathotype-II: ______-adapted strains constitute the other pathotype **** They do not infect via the oral route except with very ___ dose, and do not spread _____ ******* _________ accumulations occur in viscera, particularly the ________ is characteristic
natural, field, oral-fecal, Embryo, high, horizontally, Lymphocytic, pancreas
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Duck Viral Hepatitis (DVH **** (DVH) is an acute, highly contagious, viral disease typically affecting __________ less than six weeks of age **** Short incubation period, sudden onset, high mortality, and characteristic liver lesions **** should not be confused with duck hepatitis B virus (Hepadnaviridae) ***** DHAV-1: now classified in the genus _____________ ****** Two antigenically distinct genotypes have been identified in Taiwan (DHAV-___) and identified in China and South Korea (DHAV-____). ***** DVH propagated in chicken and duck embryos, and they do not produce hemagglutinins
ducklings, Avihepatovirus, 2, 3
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In cases of duck viral hepatitis virus, the _____ is enlarged and covered with _______ foci up to 1 cm in diameter ***** Spleen may be _____ and ______. ***** Kidneys may be ______, and renal blood vessels ______
Liver, hemorrhagic, enlarged, mottled, swollen, congested
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Picture of DVH
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Equine Rhinitis virus * The equine rhinitis-A virus and the equine rhinitis-B virus ****** Rhinovirus, differentiating _____ groups according to their characteristics: equine rhinovirus-1,equine rhinovirus-2, equine rhinovirus-3 and ***_____-stable equine picornavirus ****** Later the equine rhinovirus type ___ was renamed Equine Rhinitis A Virus (ERAV), being classified within the genus Aphthovirus, the other three were included in a new genus called ***** ________ Considering three serotypes of Equine Rhinitis B Virus(ERBV-1, ERBV -2, and ERBV-3). * Isolated from oral and nasopharyngeal secretions, plasma and urine ***** Main route of excretion seems to be urine ***** Clinical signs: fever (1 to 3 days), anorexia, serous to mucopurulent nasal discharge, ________, _______, cough, and ___________. ****** Diagnosis can be carried out directly by demonstrating the presence of the virus through viral _______ or detection of viral ____ by RT- PCR from nasopharyngeal swabs or urine in the case of ERAV ***** ___________: indirectly detecting increased specific antibodies against these viruses.
four, acid, 1, Erbovirus, pharyngitis, bronchitis, lymphadenopathy, isolation, RNA, Seroconversion
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Equine Rhinitis virus
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Picornaviruses infect humans
Large number of viruses cause Hepatitis syndrome. Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and F. Hep E is most important for us b/c it is zoonotic. Transmits from pigs, especially animals that eat liver and sausage, if transmitted can be transmitted to humans.
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Poliovirus ***-Principally an infection of the __________ tract -Most people who get infected with poliovirus (about 72 /100) will not have any visible symptoms ***-About 25% with poliovirus infection will have ___-like symptoms ***-Very contagious and spreads through _____-to-_____ contact ***Clinical spectrum -Abortive poliomyelitis -Fever, malaise, headache, vomiting, etc. -Resolves in about a week ****Nonparalytic poliomyelitis (an aseptic meningitis) -Similar symptoms, but also back pain -Paralysis can occur in a small percentage of cases ***Paralytic poliomyelitis -Motor neuron damage -Mostly flaccid paralysis, but spasms in some -Recovery within 6 months, otherwise permanent *****Progressive postpoliomyelitis muscle atrophy (postpolio syndrome) Can appear decades after polio infection
gastrointestinal, flu, person, person
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Poliovirus
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Disappearance of Polio in the USA * Children under 5 years are more susceptible to Poliovirus infection * Two types of Poliovirus vaccines **** Inactivated Polio-vaccines (IPV): ____ vaccine ***** Oral Poliovirus vaccine (OPV): _____ vaccine
Salk, Sabin
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Coxsachievirus-CVB3-Induced Myocarditis * Myocarditis: Inflammation of the heart muscle cells * 20% of sudden unexpected death in young adults ****** _______ cardiomyopathy Myocarditis Heart
Dilated
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ALL Family: Togavirida General properties of Togaviridae * Morphology and structures * Classification * EE (EEV, WEV, and VEV) * SAV * Chikungunyavirus * Pathogenesis * Epidemiology 47 II.
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Toga: from Latin toga “cloak” an outdoor overgarment, typically sleeveless, that hangs loosely from the shoulders
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Classification of Togaviridae
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General criteria of family Togaviridae __-__ kb of __VE sense, non- ________ RNA
10-12, +, segmented
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Family: Togaviridae
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Alphavirus structure * Envelope: lipid bilayer derived from the host cell plasma membrane * Contains 2 viral glycoproteins (E1 and E2) * The only proteins in the envelopes of alphaviruses are the viral ________, each anchored in the lipid at or near their C- terminus. * On the virion surface, E__ and E__ are closely paired and together form trimers that appear as "______" in an orderly array.
glycoproteins, 1, 2, spikes
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Genome structure and organization of Togaviruses 51 * __Ve ____ RNA , ___-__ kbs long * The virion RNA: infectious and serves as both genome and viral messenger RNA * The whole genome: translated in a ___-______ polyprotein * Structural polyprotein: expressed through a __________ ______ * The 5'-terminus carries a ___ and the 3'-terminus has a _______ ___ * ~11.7kb, 4-8% total weight of particle * NSP encoded at the 5' end
+, SS, 10-12, non-structural, subgenomic mRNA, cap, PolyA tail
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Replication cycle of Togaviruses
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Human/animal Risks and Outcomes Human * Eastern equine encephalitis – ______ most at risk – Case fatality rate: 33% * Western equine encephalitis – _____ <1 year most at risk – Case fatality rate: 3% * Venezuelan equine encephalitis – ______ most often affected – Fatalities are rare Animal Risks and Outcomes * Case-fatality rate in horses – EEE ~ 90% – VEE ~ 50 to 90% – WEE ~ <30% * Vaccine available in the U.S
Elderly, Children, Children
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EEEV is maintained in infection cycles which involves passerine birds and ditch mosquitoes (Culiseta melanura) * Periodic epidemic outbreaks of EEEV in wild birds involve mosquito species such as Aedes solicitants and Coquillettidia perturbans which feed both on birds and on mammals. * VEEV is maintained in sylvatic cycles involving rodents and mosquitoes (Culex species) in swampy habitats * The cycle of infection of WEEV involves mosquitoes, usually Culex tarsalis and indigenous wild birds.
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Equine Encephalitis (Eestern EE, Western EE, Venezuelan EE) EEE, WEE, VEE  Mosquito-borne viral infections cause severe encephalitis in horses and humans  Some of these viruses also cause disease occasionally in other mammals and birds  All of them have the same epidemiological, pathological and control outlines * They occur in North, Central, and South America * Mosquitoes and birds or rodent act as reservoirs of each virus * * Viruses are primarily carried by birds or rodents and transmitted by mosquitoes
Head pressing
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Transmission cycle of EEV and VEE
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Transmission and pathogenesis of equine viral encephalitis ***______ & _______: considered **dead-end** hosts for EEE &WEE viruses; -direct horse-to-horse or horse-to-human transmission does not occur *** Unlike the EEE and WEE viruses, the **VEE virus: shed in the ____ and _____ secretions of infected animals, -transmission of disease by direct contact or aerosolization an infected equine is capable of infecting a susceptible animal or human * Infection follows the bite of infected mosquito ***** Virus replicate at site of ____ and regional _______ _____ * Generalized infection and viremia in which the virus replicates in the lymphoid tissues throughout the body ***** Virus entry into ____ after replication in the endothelial cells lining the blood vessels in the brain
Horses, humans, oral, nasal, bite, lymph nodes, CNS
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ALL Clinical signs of equine viral encephalitis * Clinical sings: CNS involvements -sever depression, behavior change, -animal unable to stand on feet -central blindness, paralysis, and -death soon after the onset of clinical sings
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Equine viral encephalitis
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Diagnosis of equine viral encephalitis **** Ante mortem: * serology – Virus neutralization – Hemagglutination inhibition – ELISA – Complement fixation – Virus isolation **** Post mortem – Virus identified in tissues (brain) – Immunohistochemistry, ELISA, RT-PCR
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Equine Encephalitis Summary * West Nile Encephalitis –*** Late ________ through ________ – ? signs –*** ______/________ common –****___% mortality * Eastern Encephalitis –*** ____ through late _____ –*** Brain (cerebral) signs always – 90% mortality * Western Encephalitis (similar to EEE; 30% mortality)
summer, December, Spinal cord/brain, Tremors, weakness, 30, Spring, summer
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Salmoind Alphavirus- (SAV) * Genus Alphavirus, family Togaviridae * 4 structural capsid glycoproteins (E1, E2, E3, and **6K) by the 3′ end and 4 nonstructural proteins (nsP1-4) by the 5′ end **** E__ has an important function in receptor _______ to host cell mediating the internalization of the virus, playing major role in the final envelope formation and in the budding of new viruses * Six subtypes of salmonid alphavirus (SAV1–6) have been reported * Different subtype strains tested being serologically closely related members of the same viral species **** Sleeping disease: in rainbow trout is known to be caused by the ______ subtype of SAV (SAV__) **** SAV2 has been divided into two subgroups named ________ variant (SAV2 FW) and ______ variant (SAV2 MW) * SAV2 MW: responsible for pancreas disease (PD) in seawater-reared Atlantic salmon **** SAV3: has been isolated from _______ Atlantic salmon in Norway hence it is also named ________ _____ alphavirus (NSAV). It causes __________ disease in Atlantic salmon and sea-reared rainbow trout **** SAV3: has genomic organization identical to that of SAV__ and SAV____ * SAV3 has only been detected in Norway, where until 2010 no other subtypes were detected * Subtypes 4–6 of SAV (SAV4–6) have been detected in Scotland and Ireland in connection with PD outbreaks
2, binding, second, 2, freshwater, marine, farmed, Norwegian salmonid, pancreas, 1, 2
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A- Young rainbow trout signs of Sleeping diseases (SD), including failure to keep position in water, distended abdomen, bilateral exophthalmia B- Skeletal muscle lesions during acute infection C- Skeletal muscle lesions during chronic infection D- Partially purified and then negative staining EM of SAV
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Commercial vaccines against SAV
Box around type and delivery method norvax compact PD is highlighted
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Chikungunyavirus-CV ***** CV: ___RNA virus belongs to _______, genus _______ * Chikungunya derives from a word in the Kimakonde/Makonde language, meaning “to become _________”, and describes the stooped appearance of sufferers with joint pain (arthralgia). **** CV: transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected __________ ****** Aedes spp., Aedes ______ and Ae. _______ ***** Nonhuman and human ______ are likely the main reservoirs of the virus, and human-to-vector to-human transmission occurs during outbreaks * CV: causes large outbreaks with high attack rates, affecting one-third to three- quarters of the population in areas where the virus is circulating **** CV: infection causes sudden onset of high _____ ____ pains * Headache, myalgia, arthritis, conjunctivitis, nausea, vomiting, or a maculopapular rash * No specific antiviral treatment is available for chikungunya
ss, Togaviridae, Alphavirus, contorted, mosquito, aegypti, Albopictus,, primates, fever, joint
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Study all boxed + chikungunya
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Vaccine against SAV
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III: Family: Arenaviridae **** The first Arenavirus, _________ _______ virus (LCMV), was isolated in 1933 **** LCMV was found to be a cause of aseptic (nonbacterial) ________
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis, meningitis
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General properties of Arenavirus * Virion: are pleomorphic, enveloped, -300 nm in size * Virion contains non-functional host-cell riboisomes ***** Virions contains at least two _______ _______ nuclocapsid with associated ____-dependant RNA polymerase * ****Genome: consists ____ segments, large 7.2, small 3.4 kb of SS RNA both _______ ****** Replication occur in the ________: generally noncytocydal; persistent infection ******* ________ from the plasma membrane ******* Genetic re-assortment occur between closely related viruses.
circular, helical, RNA, two, Ambisense, cytoplasm, Budding
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Arenavirus
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Genome structure and organization of Arenavirus
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Replication cycle of Arenavirus
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Arenaviruses * Arenaviruses are divided into two groups – New World and Old World viruses based on genetic differences as well as geographical distribution ***** New World viruses are found in the _______ Hemisphere North and South America ***** Ex: ______ virus ***** Old World viruses occur in the ______ Hemisphere, Africa, Europe, and Asia ***** Ex: _____ fever (LASV)
Western, Chapare, Eastern, Lassa
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Classification and distribution of Arenaviruses
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Transmission of Arenaviruses- Reservoirs & Vectors
study
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Transmission of Arenaviruses (LASV) * The rodent hosts of Arenavirus species are chronically infected with virus * Some Arenavirus types appear to be passed from mother rodents to their offspring during pregnancy * Remain in the rodent population generation after generation * Most infections are transmitted among adult rodents, likely via fighting and inflicting bites.
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78 LASV transmission and mortality rates in humans
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Comparison of the disease phenotypes between OW and NW Arenaviruses
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