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Flashcards in Variola virus Deck (5)
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1
Q

Viral family and properties

A

Poxviridae

  • Enveloped
  • Double stranded
  • Linear
  • Replicates in cytoplasm
2
Q

Shape

A

Brick-shaped

3
Q

Disease caused

  • Disease
  • Incubation period
  • Manifestations
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  • Disease
    • Smallpox
  • Incubation period
    • 7 to 14 days
  • Manifestations
    • Prodrome of fever and malaise followed by centrifugal rash
    • Lesions with same stage of development
4
Q

Classic smallpox lesions

A

Deep-seated, firm/hard, round well-circumscribed vesicles or pustules; as they evolve, lesions may become umbilicated or confluent

5
Q

Histopath finding

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  • Guarnieri bodies
    • Intracytoplasmic eosinophilic inclusions