Virology Flashcards
(50 cards)
All viruses are haploid except
Retroviruses
All enveloped viruses acquire their envelope from plasma nembrane except
Herpes virus( nuclear membrane)
Gold standard in ciral diagnosis
Presence of viral DNA or RNA
Only live attenuated vaccine that may be given to HIV positive patients
MMR
All DNA viruses have double stranded dna EXCEPT
Parvovirus
All DNA viruses have linear DNA EXCEPT
Papilloma
Polyoma
Hepadna
All DNA viruses are icosahedral EXCEPT
Poxvirus
All DNA viruses replicate in the nucleus EXCEPT
Poxvirus
Erythema infectiosum (fifth disease)- slapped cheek appearance with fever, coryza, and sore throat
Parvovirus B19
Caused by parvovirus B19 characterized by sickle cell anemia, thalassemia or spherocytosis
Aplastic crisis
Only virus w/ fiber (penton fiber)
Adenovirus
Most common cause of viral conjunctivitis
Adenovirus
Condyloma acuminata
Hpv 6 and 11
Hpv genes that inactivate tumor suppressor genes
Genes E6 and E7
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in pxs w/ AIDS
Jc polyoma virus
Causes hemorrhagic cystitis and nephropathy in pxs w/ kidney and bonemarrow transplants
BK polyoma virus
Site of latency of HSV1
Trigeminal ganglia
Site of latency of HSV2
Lumbosacral ganglia
Multinucleated giant cells on tzanck smear
Herpes simplex virus
Dew drop on a rose petal appearance
Varicella
Postherpetic neuralgia
Zoster
Herpes zoster oticus; involvement of genicilate ganglion in VZV causing facial nerve paralysis
Ramsay hunt syndrome
Cultured in shell tubes; negative heterophil test
CMV
Giant cells with owl’s eye nuclear inclusions
CMV