HPV-associated cancers — Flashcards

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Which oncogenic microbe is associated with the following cancers?:_____Lymphomas (ex. Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma)Nasopharyngeal CarcinomaPrimary CNS Lymphoma (in AIDS)Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease

Viruses such as EBV, HHV-8, HBV/HCV, etc are said to be _____ viruses due to them causing cancer

What microbe can increase the risk of penile/anal carcinoma?_____

What is the cancer risk associated with HPV6?_____

What is the cancer risk associated with HPV6? _____

What do the vaccines for HPV 6, 11, 16, 18, target? _____ of the virus

Which oncogenic microbe is associated with the following cancers?: _____ Cervical and Penile / Anal Carcinoma Head and Neck Cancer

_____ carcinoma is a complication of Epstein-Barr Virus in patients of Asian descent

What are 4 characteristics of HPV itself? _____

Hint: enveloped?, shape?, circular/linear?, DNA/RNA?

#10

What type of virus is HHV-8? _____

Hint: DNA, RNA (sense), etc.

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Flashcard 1: Which oncogenic microbe is associated with the following cancers?:_____Lymphomas (ex. Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma)Nasopharyngeal CarcinomaPrimary CNS Lymphoma (in AIDS)Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease

Answer: EBV

Flashcard 2: Viruses such as EBV, HHV-8, HBV/HCV, etc are said to be _____ viruses due to them causing cancer

Answer: oncogenic

Flashcard 3: What microbe can increase the risk of penile/anal carcinoma?_____

Answer: High risk HPV

Flashcard 4: What is the cancer risk associated with HPV6?_____

Answer: Low

Flashcard 5: What is the cancer risk associated with HPV6? _____

Answer: Low

Extra: https://onlinemeded.org/spa/microbiology/dna-viruses/acquire?ref=anki

Flashcard 6: What do the vaccines for HPV 6, 11, 16, 18, target? _____ of the virus

Answer: Capsid proteins

Extra: Watch Human papillomavirus (Papillomaviridae) [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-microbiology/units/medical-microbiology-viruses/videos/medical-microbiology-viruses-dna-viruses-human-papillomavirus-papillomaviridae?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] https://onlinemeded.org/spa/pediatrics/vaccinations/acquire?ref=anki

Flashcard 7: Which oncogenic microbe is associated with the following cancers?: _____ Cervical and Penile / Anal Carcinoma Head and Neck Cancer

Answer: HPV

Extra: HPV E6 inhibits p53 and E7 inhibits Rb, leading to uncontrolled cell proliferation.

Flashcard 8: _____ carcinoma is a complication of Epstein-Barr Virus in patients of Asian descent

Answer: Nasopharyngeal

Extra: https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease?ref=anki

Flashcard 9: What are 4 characteristics of HPV itself? _____

Answer: Non-enveloped (naked), icosahedral, circular, dsDNA virus

Flashcard 10: What type of virus is HHV-8? _____

Answer: Double-stranded DNA

Extra: https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease?ref=anki

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