Viruses US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Viruses Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 191: Antigenic variation of influenza viruses occurs with changes to viral _____ and _____
Answer: hemagglutinin (HA)
Extra:
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Flashcard 192: After cleavage of the coronavirus long polyprotein by viral protease, these proteins assemble into the _____ complex
Answer: replication-transcription
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Flashcard 193: Is innate immunity specific or nonspecific?
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Answer: Non-specific
Extra:
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Flashcard 194: What type of viruses are Filoviruses?
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Answer: Negative sense RNA
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Flashcard 195: Along with Bats, Rabies virus is also commonly carried by _____ and _____ in the eastern U.S.
Answer: raccoons
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Flashcard 196: Picornavirus have viral _____ which cleave the large translated polypeptide into functional viral proteins
Answer: proteases
Extra:
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Flashcard 197: Which virus causes hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)?
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Answer: Hantavirus (e.g., Hantaan virus)
Extra: Hantavirus (Old World strains like Hantaan virus) causes Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS).
Sin Nombre virus (New World Hantavirus) causes Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS).
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Flashcard 198: Is Rubella enveloped?
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Answer: Yes
Extra:
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Flashcard 199: Togaviruses produce one polypeptide product that is cleaved via _____
Answer: viral proteases
Extra:
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Flashcard 200: The grainy particles within Arenaviruses on microscopy are host cell _____
Answer: ribosomes
Extra:
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