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What does Herpes Simplex 1 cause?

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Typically cold soars, rarely gential warts

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What does Herpes Simplex 2 cause?

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Genital warts, rarely cold soars.

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Do virus have RNA and DNA?

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No they have one or the other

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What is a virus?

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A small particle consisting of nuclei acid enclosed in a protein coat (capsid) and sometimes a membranous envelope

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What do viral genomes consist of?

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Either double/single strand of DNA/RNA

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What is a capsid?

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A protein shell that encloses the viral genome.

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What do some virus have but not all?

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An envelope

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What is an envelope?

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Membranes are derived from host membrane and contain a combination of viral and host cell glycoproteins.

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What is the purpose of a glycoproteins (sugar protein)

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It can help them bind to infect host cells

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Is a naked or enveloped virus more affected by disinfectants?

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Enveloped

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What are different virus structures?

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Helical, polyhedral, enveloped, complex

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What does it mean for a virus to be helical?

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Hollow cylindrical (tobacco mosaic virus.)

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What is a polyhedral structure?

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Forms triangular wedges ie)polio virus

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What is an enveloped structure?

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Membrane acquired from host around the capsid. Ie) herpes, hiv

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What is a complex structure?

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Extra feature ie) lateral body.

Seen in small pox and bacterial phages

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How are virus classified?

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1) type of nucleic acid (dsDNA)
2) replication strategy (enters the nucleus)
3) morphology (enveloped icosahedral)
4) host
5) type of disease they cause

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What is the ICTV system of classification for viruses?

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Uses families, sub families end in -viridae
Genus names end in -virus
Species names are often English names

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What is the Baltimore system of classification?

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Based on type of nucleic acid (RNA), strandedness (single vs. Double) and method of replication

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What is the use of the Baltimore system.

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It helps understand the biology Nd replictive cycles of a huge numbe of viruses. (# = more info)

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What do all viruses have to do?

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Make RNA that can be read by host ribosome.

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What is an example of a DNA virus and how do they replicate?

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Ss and ds DNA virus replicate there genetic material similar to living cells ie) herpes

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How do RNA virus replicate and give an example.

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RNA virus use a virally -encoded RNA-dependent RNA polymerase to make copies of their genome and mRNA
->use strands directly as template.
DsRNA = rotavirus
+ssRNA->directly uses as mRNA = poliovirus
-ssRNA->must first transcribe RNA to positive sense mRNA = rabiesvirus, influenzavirus.

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What is unique about retroviruses?

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They have a unique enzyme call reverse transcriptase.

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What does reverse transcriptase do?

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Reverse transcribes its genome. Converts ssRNA->dsDNA

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How do retro viruses infect?
It coverts its ssRNA to dsDNA and gets incorporated into the hosts cell genome prior to expression of the viral genes. Eg)HIV
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How do does DNA Reverse transcribing viruses work?
These viruses encode their DNA to a mRNA and an RNA replicative intermediate. The RNA is then reverse transcribed to DNA by a virally encoded reverse transcriptase. Eg) Hepatitis B
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What is a protein tail?
Part of a phage-> the protein tail attaches the phage to the host and injects the phage DNA inside
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What is a lytic cycle?
= death of host cell. | Produces new viruses and digests the host’s cell wall releasing the progeny viruses.
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What are the 6 stages of the lytic cycle?
1) attachment ->tail fibres recognize surface molecules 2) Entry-> can have an enzyme to digest through cell wall and inject genome. 3) Viral gene expression 4) DNA & Protein synthesis: production of virus DNA and protein 5) Assembly/Maturation: assembly of phage particle 6) Release: peptioglycan digestive enzyme to release of phage
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What is a lysogenic cycle?
Replicates virus genome without destroying the host. The DNA is incorporated into the host’s chromosome. =called a prophage or provirus. An environmental signal triggers the virus genome to exit and switches to lytic mode.
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Where do DNA viruses typically need to go?
To the nucleus
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How do glycoproteins on an envelope help a virus?
The glycoproteins can bind to specific receptors on molecules on the surface of a host. This allows the virus to enter via endocytosis when the plasma membrane and viral envelope fuse
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What is budding?
When viral envelopes are formed from the host cells plasma membrane.
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Where else are envelopes made?
At the Golgi apparatus
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What is direct penetration? | Give an example
Ie) polio | It binds to cell receptor and is blue to enter this way -> DNA in inserted into cytoplasm
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What is endocytosis? Give an example
Ie)Herpes | Binds to receptor on host cell. ->host cell thinks its food-> brought inside a vacuole
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What is membrane fusion. Give an example.
Ie) measles | Envelope fuses directly with host membrane
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Where do RNA viruses usually replicate?
Cytoplasm
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What do all viruses have to use of the hosts
Ribosomes
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What are the different exit strategies of a virus?
Lysis of cell, budding and exocytosis
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What are the pro and cons of lytic infections?
+ many copes - causes cytoplasmic effects. Ie) adenovirus, poliovirus
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Pro and cons of a chronic/persistent infection
+ virus is shed + doesn’t always harm the host. - shed slowly Ie) Hepatitis B
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Pros & cons of Latent infections
Virus is hiding in host DNA. Triggered by external factors Ie) herpes simplex 1
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What is an Oncogenic infection?
The virus mutates/transforms the host cell to cancer cells. | Ie) human papillmoavirus
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Explain what type of virus a papovaviridae is.
Papovaviridae (Papillomavirus): Has dsDNA circular naked, enters via direct penetration. Symptoms: typically none, can cause warts of skin an mucosal cells (hands, feet, genitals). Some can cause cervical cancers. Pap test look for abnormal morphology of cervial cell.
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What is a tumour?
Mass of constantly dividing cells
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Describe Herpesvirus
Genetic: dsDNA (linear) Entry: enveloped, induces endocytosis. Can be latent.
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What are some different kinds of herpes virus?
``` HHV-1 = herpes simplex virus 1 = cold sores HHV-2 = herpes simplex virus 2 = gential warts HHV-3 = Varicella-zoster virus =chicken pox and shingles HHV-4 = Epstein-Barr virus= causes mono, can lose cause Burkitt’s lymphoma ```
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What belongs to Rhabdoviridae?
Rabies virus: | It’s a -ssRNA that enters via endocytosis. Infects the central nervous system of most mammals
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What is Zoonosis:
An infectious disease that can transmit to and from animals to humans.
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Describe Influenzavirus A,B, &C
Genetic: -ssRNA, several pieces H1N1 It’s enveloped and enters via endocytosis Cause flus’
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What are the two proteins influenza uses for pathogenicity?
``` Hemagluten = binds to cells (H1-H16) Neuramindase = helps escape N1-N9 ```
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What is antigenic shift?
When a cell is infected by two different kinds of virus everything gets re-assorted and it creates. Highly pathogenic strain
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What is a retrovirus?
HIV: +ssRNA (linear) Has an envelope, uses membrane fusion Has reverse transcriptase to copy its RNA genome into DNA. The DNA than gets incorporated via integrase (enzyme) into host DNA. (Called a provirus) After a period of dormancy the cell transcribes DNA to RNA. Cell translates RNA into protein. Maturation occurs as the capsid is reassembled. The virus is then released by budding (exocytosis)
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What is a prion
Proteincous infections particle
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Where to prions typically cause dmg?
typically in the brain of mammals.
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How do prions propagate?
By converting normal proteins into the prion version
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What are some examples of prion disease?
Scrapie in sheep, mad cow (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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Why are viruses not considered to be alive?
Because they are not capable of reproducing their own DNA. They require the host’s ribosome to duplicate

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