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How small?

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28nm-200nm

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How many types of nucleic acid?

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One

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Types of nucleic acid available in viruses

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ss DNA, ds DNA, ss RNA, ds RNA

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DNA viruses have what nucleic acid type?

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ssDNa or ds DNA

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RNA viruses have what nucleic acid type?

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ssRNA or dsRNA

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Retroviruses have what type of nucleic acid?

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ssRNA

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Hepadnaviruses have what type of nucleic acid?

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dsDNA

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Describe the structure of a virus

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Protein coat (Capsid) made up of capsomeres which are units of the icosahedron
Nucleic acid core - two geomatric forms - Icosadehral or helical
Can have envelopes
Can have tails

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Envelopes on viruses can..

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produce immune response

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Describe icosohedral structure

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20 triangular faces, 30 sides, 12 vertices
Capsomeres: pentons or hexons
Very efficient protein expression as little/no waste of space

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What is a bacteriophage? What is their structure like? What are they used for?

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Virus of bacteria - helical structure - used to study bacterial genetics

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How to culture bacteriophage viruses?

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1) pour mixture of molten top agar, bacterial cells and diluted phage suspension onto a solidified nutrient agar plate
2) Let it solidify
3) Sandwich of top agar and nutrient agar forms
4) Incubate
5) Should have phage plaques and a lawn of host cells

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How do viruses replicate?

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1) Attachment (adsorption)
2) Penetration (injection) but protein coat remains outside
3) Synthesis of nucleic acid and protein
4) Assembly and packaging
5) Release (lysis)
6) Virions produced

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Viruses need host cells because..

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They do not have their own cellular machinery, i.e. they can’t make proteins or ATP or metabolise by themselves and hence are not living organisms

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In order, what is produced when viruses try to replicate?

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Eclipse: Early enzymes, nucleic acid, protein coats
Maturation: Assembly and release then occurs

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How are viruses transmitted? Give an example of a specific virus for each method of transmission.

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Respiratory - influenza A
Faecal-oral - Enterovirus and Polio 
Blood-borne - Hepatitis B,C and HIV 
Sexual transmission - HIV
Animal or insect vectors - Rabies virus, Zeka virus
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What is a virus tissue tropism?

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Its favourite place to effect

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Which specific type of immune system cells detect HIV?

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CD4+ cells

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What acts as the receptor for poliovirus?

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CD155

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List some in vivo disease processes caused by viruses

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cell destruction
virus-induced changes to gene expression (eg HPV)
Immunopathogenic disease (eg HIV)
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Acute virus infections are…

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localised to a specific site of the body

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What is viraemia?

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When the virus is in the blood. This can cause widespread infection of tissues

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Properties of Influenza A virus?

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  • Myxovirus
  • Enveloped virus
  • Segmented RNA genome
  • Infects a wide range of animals other than humans (pigs, birds etc)
  • Undergoes extensive antigenic variation
  • Major cause of respiratory infections
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Describe an influenza A infection. How is it spread? Where does it infect?

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Spread by respiratory route.
Virus infects cells of respiratory epithelium
Destruction of respiratory epithelium occurs, which may cause secondary bacterial infections
Altered cytokine expression leading to fever e.g. interleukin-1 and interferon

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Retrovirus
HIV
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Myxovirus
Influenza
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Rhinovirus
Common cold
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Reovirus
Various
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Picornavirus
Polio
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Herpesvirus
Varicell zoster and herpes
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Paramyxovirus
Measles, rubella
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Adenovirus
Tonsilitis
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Poxvirus
Smallpox
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List viruses controlled by current antiviral therapy
``` Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Hepatitis viruses Herpes viruses HIV Influenza viruses Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) ```
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Name some key characteristics of antiviral drugs
- able to enter the cells infected with the virus - interfere with viral nucleic acid synthesis and/or its regulation - some drugs interfere with ability of virus to bind to cells - some drugs stimulate the body's immune system
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Best responses to antiviral drugs are?
In patients with competent immune systems as this works synergistically with the drug to eliminate or supress viral activity
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Antiviral drugs treat
infections caused by viruses other than HIV
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Antiretroviral drugs treat
Infections caused by HIV
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HSV1 treats
Herpes Simplex Virus | Oral herpes
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HSV2 Treats
Herpes Simplex Virus | Genital herpes
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Medications for the varicella zoster virus treat
chickenpox and shingles
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Amantadine (Symmetrel) is active against
Influenza A
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Amantadine is used when?
Prophylatically when a vaccine is not available or cannot be given
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Amantadine can reduce recovery time. Give the CNS side effects.
insomnia, nervousness, lightheadedness
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Amantadine GI side effects?
anorexia, nausea etc
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What type of drug is Acyclovir (Zovirax)
Synthetic nucleoside analog
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Acyclovir suppresses the replication of which viruses?
HSV1, HSV2, VZV (Varicella)
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What formulations of Acyclovir are available?
Oral, topical and parenteral forms
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What are nonretroviral neuraminidase inhibitors (NNIs) used for?
Stopping the flu virus from replicating and to reduce the overall duration of illness.
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Oseltamivir is a NNI with what side effects?
nausea, vomiting
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Zanamivir is a NNI with what side effects?
diarrhoea, nausea, sinusitis
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When should NNI treatment occur?
within 2 days of influenza symptom onset
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What does HAART stand for? What is it?
Highly active antiretroviral therapy. It includes at least 3 medications and they work in different ways to reduce the viral load
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What is an RTI drug? How do they work?
Reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Block activity of the enzyme reverse transcriptase, preventing production of new viral DNA
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Give 3 types of RTI subclasses
``` Nucleoside RTIS (NRTIs) Nonnucleoside RTIs (NNRTIs) Nucelotide RTIs (NTRTIs) ```
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Give examples of RTIs
``` Abacavir Didanosine Stavudine Delavirdine Lamivudine Tenofovir ```

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