Viruses US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Viruses with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Viruses Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 141: RSV attaches via the _____ in order to infect respiratory epithelial cells
Answer: G protein
Extra: RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) uses the G protein for attachment and the F (fusion) protein for entry/syncytia formation.
Reference: https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease/pneumonia/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 142: Adenovirus will enter and lyse _____ cells
Answer: mucosal
Extra:
Watch Adenovirus (Adenoviridae) [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-microbiology/units/medical-microbiology-viruses/videos/medical-microbiology-viruses-dna-viruses-adenovirus-adenoviridae?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/microbiology/dna-viruses/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 143: Which family of viruses includes influenza?
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Answer: Orthomyxoviridae
Extra:
Watch Influenzavirus (Orthomyxoviridae) [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-microbiology/units/medical-microbiology-viruses/videos/medical-microbiology-viruses-rna-viruses-negative-sense-influenzavirus-orthomyxoviridae?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease?ref=anki
Flashcard 144: Parvovirus B19 is the _____ DNA virus
Answer: smallest
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/microbiology/dna-viruses/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 145: What is the reservoir of ebola and marburg virus (filoviruses)?
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Answer: Bats
Extra:
Watch Ebolavirus, Marburgvirus (Filoviridae) [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-microbiology/units/medical-microbiology-viruses/videos/medical-microbiology-viruses-rna-viruses-negative-sense-ebolavirus-marburgvirus-filoviridae?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease?ref=anki
Flashcard 146: Transmission of Adenovirus includes respiratory droplets, fecal-oral route, or _____ contact
Answer: direct
Extra:
Watch Adenovirus (Adenoviridae) [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-microbiology/units/medical-microbiology-viruses/videos/medical-microbiology-viruses-dna-viruses-adenovirus-adenoviridae?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/microbiology/dna-viruses/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 147: Coxsackie A is associated with acute hemorrhagic _____
Answer: conjunctivitis
Extra:
Watch Coxsackievirus A & B (PicoRNAviridae) [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-microbiology/units/medical-microbiology-viruses/videos/medical-microbiology-viruses-rna-viruses-positive-sense-coxsackievirus-a-and-b-picornaviridae?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease?ref=anki
Flashcard 148: Antigenic _____ explains why we need a flu shot each year
Answer: drift
Extra:
Watch Influenzavirus (Orthomyxoviridae) [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-microbiology/units/medical-microbiology-viruses/videos/medical-microbiology-viruses-rna-viruses-negative-sense-influenzavirus-orthomyxoviridae?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/microbiology/antivirals/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 149: What is the reservoir of Arenaviruses?
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Answer: Rodents (mice, hamsters)
Extra:
Watch Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (Arenaviridae) [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-microbiology/units/medical-microbiology-viruses/videos/medical-microbiology-viruses-rna-viruses-negative-sense-lymphocytic-choriomeningitis-virus-arenaviridae?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease?ref=anki
Flashcard 150: Which virus produces Warthin-Finkeldey cells due to its surface fusion (F) proteins?
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Answer: Measles (rubeola)
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease?ref=anki
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