Virology Flashcards
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Diagnosis of Rhinoviruses
Film array RT-PCR assay
Chikugunya Virus Genetic information
+ssRNA, enveloped
Long term consequences of West Nile Virus
Immunity or death (more neurologic disease in the elderly)
Basics of pathogenesis of Poliovirus
Vireia, invasion of the CNS, Lytic destruction of anterior horn cells
Vaccines and treatments for Parvovirus
Vaccine: None; Anti-viral therapy: Intravenous Ig for aplastic crisis in immunocompromised patients
Diagnosis of Helpes Siplex Virus II
Clinical presentation, PCR of infected tissue, culture virus from lesion
Vaccines and treatments for Hepatitis B Virus
Vaccine: Subunit vaccine; Anti-viral therapy: Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
Long term consequences of Rotavirus
Short-term immunity, less severe reinfection
Major disease associated with Hepatitis E virus
Hepatitis (developing world)
Vaccines and treatments for Rotavirus
Vaccine: Rotateq and Rotaric; Anti-viral therapy: None
Long term consequences of D68
Long-lived protective immunity
Transmission of HIV
Mother-to-child, transfusion, IV drug abuse, sexual
Diagnosis of Mumps Virus
Clinical , confirmed by serology or sequencing performed by public health department
Major disease associated with Ebolavirus
Hemorrhagic fever
Long term consequences of Cytomegalovirus
Latent infection with life-long shedding of virus, Sequelae in neonates
Major disease associated with Yellow Fever Virus
Yellow Fever
Transmission of Yellow Fever Virus
Mosquito bite (w/ urban cycle)
Vaccines and treatments for Hepatitis C virus
Vaccine: None; Anti-viral therapy: Direct acting anti-virals (DAAs)
Vaccines and treatments for Chikugunya Virus
Vaccine: None; Anti-viral therapy: None
Basics of pathogenesis of Rubella Virus
Replication in respiratory tract, viremia, rash
Basics of pathogenesis of Parainfluenza Virus
Local replication in respiratory tract, necrosis of epithelial cells
Transmission of Colorado Tick Fever Virus
Tick bite
Long term consequences of Molluscum Contagiosum
Long-term immunity, persistant in AIDS patients
Coxsackie Virus Genetic information
+ss RNA