Viruses
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| What size are viruses compared to other living organisms? | Smallest Living Organisms
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| Viruses are described as what kind of parasite? | Obligate intracellular parasite (must reproduce within living cell)
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| What is the structure of a virus? | DNA or RNA - core with a protein coat
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| How are viruses grown? | Grown in actively growing tissue 1) living susceptible animal 2) embryonic egg 3) tissue culture
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| How are viral diseases often diagnosed? | Blood test - Immunologic testing for antibodies in blood against the virus
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| Define Latency | Inactive - can recure
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| Define Oncogenicity | Cancer Cell
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| Define Teratogenicity | Physical defects in the embryo or fetus
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| HSV Type I | Herpes Simplex Virus Type I
Fever Blisters - Cold Sores
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| HSV Type II | Herpes Simplex Virus Type II
Genital Herpes - Vesicle clusters on genitalia
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| VZV | Varicella Zoster Virus
Chicken pox - Shingles
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| CMV | Cytomegalovirus
Asymptomatic
(fetus, newborn, immunodeficient)
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| EBV | Epstein-Barr Virus
Mononucleosis & Burkitts lymphoma
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| HBV | Hepatitis B Virus
Blood & Blood products, semen, vaginal secretions, breast milk
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| HPV | Human Papilloma Virus
Warts, Genital warts - linked to cervical cancer
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| Morbillivirus | Red measles or Rubeola
"R" in MMR
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| Rubella | German Measles
"M" in MMR
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| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AIDS - Decreased levels of helper T lymphocytes
Blood and Blood products, Semen, Vaginal Secretions, Breast Milk.
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| HAV | Hepatitis A Virus
Inflammation of the liver
Diarrhea,
Oral/Fecal contaminated food, shell fish (feces in water)
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| Rhinovirus | Common Cold
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| Which viruses are transmitted by the oral/fecal route? | Polio, HAV
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| Which viruses are sexually transmitted? | HSV type II, HBV, HPV, HIV, HCV
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| Which viruses does the MMR vaccinate against? | Red Measles, Mumps & Rubella
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