PPT DNA Flashcards
(31 cards)
Parvoviridae
Parvovirus B19
Dna Viruses
HHAPPPPY
Hepadna
Herpes
Adeno
Pox
Parvo
Papilloma
Polyoma
All dna viruses have double stranded dna except
Parvovirus
All dna viruses have linear dna except
Papillomavirus
Polyomavirus
Hepadnavirus
All dna virus are icosahedral except
Poxvirus
All dna virus replicate in nucleus
Poxvirus
Parvoviridae virus
Parvovirus B19
only known human parvovirus (one serotype)
Parvovirus B19
Also known as fifth disease
Erythema infectiosum
[“slapped cheek” rash], transient
aplastic crisis, fetal infection (fetal death and “hydrops fetalis”), arthritis, : red cell aplasia,
Parvovirus
Diagnosis for parvovirus
Serology, PCR, Histology
Treatment for parvovirus
Supportive [I.V. immunoglobulin can be used with aplastic crisis]
Adenoviridae virus
Human adenovirus
Site of latency of adenoviridae
Replication in oropharynx
URT
Pharyngitis, conjunctivitis, coryza (serotype 3, 7, 8, 19, 37)
LRT
bronchitis, atypical pneumonia (serotype 14):
GIT
acute gastroenteritis (infantile diarrhea) [serotype: 40, 41]
GUT
acute hemorrhagic cystitis (serotype: 7, 11,21)
Diagnosis for Adenoviridae
Cell culture (HEp-2) [Cowdry type B intranuclear basophilic inclusion bodies], EIA for gastroenteritis (40-41), PCR
Prevention for Adenoviridae
Vaccine (adenovirus 4 and 7) for military recruits
are small nonenveloped icosahedral viruses which replicate in the nucleus and may transform infected cells.
Papovaviruses
HPV types 1 to 100+ (as determined by genotype; types defined by DNA homology, tissue tropism, and association with oncogenesis)
Papillomavirus
SV40, JC virus, BK virus, KI, WU, Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV)
Polyomavirus
Double-stranded circular DNA genome replicated and assembled in nucleus
Papovaviridae