Viral Etiology of tumors Flashcards
(38 cards)
Cervical cancer is linked to what virus
HPV
HTLV 1 infects what lymphocytes
CD4+ T lymphocytes
HTLV 1 retrovirus can be transmitted through
Blood transfer
Breast milk
HTLV 1 appears to drive cell growth through the expression of ………….. in latently infected cells
Tax
EBV is found in what cancers
Burkitt’s lymphoma
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Which cancer can be found in patients with AIDS
Kaposi’s sarcoma
Kaposi tumors generally appear on
Upper body
Oral areas
What virus causes hepatitis in humans
HBV
List the genes of the HBV genome
Pol
Env
Pre-core
X
List the main risk factors for the development of Hepatocellular carcinoma
HBV
HCV
Alcoholism
Aflatoxin intake
Viral families associated with Viral Hemorrhagic fever
Arenaviridae
Filoviridae
Flaviviridae
Bunyaviridae
Togaviridae
Arenaviridae transmission and human infection
•Transmitted through rodents
•Human infection-Excreta contact, contaminated materials, aerosols
Incubation period of Arenaviridae
2-21days
When do Fever and malaise occur in arenaviridae infection
2-6days
The hemorrhagic stage of Arenaviridae includes
Hemorrhage, Leukopenia, Thrombocytopenia
Neurological signs
Bunyaviridae transmission
Arthropods (except Hantavirus)
RVF is transmitted by
Aedes mosquito
CCHF is transmitted by
Ixodid tick
Hantavirus is transmitted by
rodents
Incubation period of RVF
2-5days
Incubation of CCHF
3-7days
Incubation period of Hantavirus
7-21 days
Rate of abortion in animals afflicted with viruses from Bunyaviridae
100%
Reservoir of Filoviridae transmission
Unknown