viruses and disease Flashcards
(14 cards)
what is the full name of Aids
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
what is aids caused by
human immunodeficiency virus
how are people living with Aids
anti-retroviral drug therapy
how does anti-retroviral drugs work
- reduces contagiousness and transmission
what does hepatitis B infected the body
via infected blood or body fluids causing inflammatory illness of the liver
what are the types of HBV infections
acute - self limiting and clears within weeks to months
chronic - long standing
what is SARS
severe acute respiratory syndrome
how many types of adenovirus
more than 50 distinct stereotypes to infect humans
what are the symptoms of adenovirus
- mild respiratory infections - young children
- life threatening multi organ failure in people with weekend immune systems
what are the steps in classifying viruses
- genome type - RNA or DNA
- polymerase
- if it has an envelope of not
what does picornaviridae cause
- polio
- hepatitis
- coxsackie virus
- rhinovirus
what does reoviridae cause
-severe diarrhoea in children
what have reoviruses been demonstated to do
- be oncolytic - cancer killing properties
what does poxviridae cause
- Smallpox virus (Variola)
- Vaccinia virus
- Cowpox virus
- Monkeypox virus
- Molluscum contagiosum
virus (MCV)
