Viruses US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Viruses Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 261: Which enterovirus most commonly causes meningitis?
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Answer: Coxsackievirus
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Flashcard 262: Coxsackie B is associated with _____
Answer: hepatitis
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Flashcard 263: Poliovirus is acid-_____
Answer: stable
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Flashcard 264: Negative-sense RNA viruses must **carry** their own _____ to transcribe their genome into positive-sense RNA
Answer: RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Extra: Negative-sense RNA viruses are not 'infectious' as purified RNA because they require the virion-associated polymerase to initiate their life cycle.
Negative-sense RNA viruses include: Arenaviruses, Bunyaviruses, Paramyxoviruses, Orthomyxoviruses, Filoviruses, and Rhabdoviruses (Mnemonic: Always Bring Polymerase Or Fail Replication).
Flashcard 265: Which viral genetic phenomenon is characterized by virus A and virus B exchanging genes between two chromosomes?
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Answer: Recombination
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Flashcard 266: What type of viruses are orthomyxoviruses?
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Answer: Negative sense RNA
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Flashcard 267: Viral gastroenteritis is most commonly caused by _____ and rotavirus
Answer: norovirus
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Flashcard 268: Norovirus is associated with consumption of _____
Answer: shellfish (e.g. oysters)
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Flashcard 269: Which paramyxovirus can result in aseptic meningitis?
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Answer: Mumps
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Flashcard 270: What type of virus is HHV-6?
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Answer: Double-stranded DNA
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