Poly- Papi- Adeno- Virus Flashcards
Polyomaviridae: Etymology
- Poly-: many
- -oma: tumour
Polyomaviridae: Morphology
- Circular dsDNA (Superhelical)
- Icosahedral capsid
- No envelope
Polyomaviridae: Resistance
Strong
56°C; 30 min; pH 3; lipid solvents
Polyomaviridae: Biological properties
- Baltimore I - Cellular transcriptase
- Oncogenic
Polyomaviridae: Antigenic properties
None
Polyomaviridae: Diagnosis
- IF
- EM
- NA Hybridisation
- HAI
- PCR
Polyomaviridae: Genus
Polyomavirus
Polyomaviridae: Examples
- Murine
- Simian
- Bovine
- Goose
- Human
- BK virus
- JC virus
BK virus
No clinical symptoms
JC virus
Demyelinisation in immunosuppressed patients
Polyomaviridae: General symptoms
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
- Demyelination in immunosuppressed patients (fatal)
Papillomaviridae: Etymology
- Papill-: wart
- -oma: tumour
Papillomaviridae: Morphology
- Circular dsDNA (Superhelical)
- Icosahedral capsid
- No envelope
Papillomaviridae: Resistance
Strong
Papillomaviridae: Biological properties
- Baltimore I - Cellular transcriptase
- Oncogenic
- Stenoxenous
Papillomaviridae: Antigenic properties
- Good antigens → Hidden
- No cross-reactions
Papillomaviridae: Diagnosis
- IF
- EM
- NA Hybridisation
- Clinical signs
Papillomaviridae: Genus
Papillomavirus
Papillomaviridae: Examples
- Papillomatosis: Equine, bovine, canine oral
- Human (1-63)
Papillomaviridae: Clinical symptoms
Warts, papillomas: Benignant tumours - pre-malignant status
Equine papillomatosis
- Head/nose
- Transmission via:
- Bit
- Twitch
Bovine papillomatosis
- 1-6
- Neck, back, body
Canine oral papillomatosis
- Oral mucosa
- Epulis (Lump in gingival mucosa)
Skin papillomas
- Verruca vulgaris
- Autosomal disorders & environmental factor → Squamous cell carcinomas