Viruses — Flashcards

Flashcard 411: What type of vaccine is available for Adenovirus?_____

Answer: Live vaccine

Flashcard 412: Which DNA virus preferentially infects erythroid progenitors?_____

Answer: Parvovirus B19

Flashcard 413: Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) replicates in the _____

Answer: nucleus (cytoplasm or nucleus)

Flashcard 414: Abnormal proteins produced endogenously by cells are typically expressed on MHC _____

Answer: I

Flashcard 415: Which togavirus is a childhood exanthem?_____

Answer: Rubella

Flashcard 416: Which viral virulence factor binds sialic acid promoting viral entry?_____

Answer: Hemagglutinin

Flashcard 417: What antibodies are present in the plasma of individuals with blood type A?

Answer: Anti-B antibodies (IgM isotype) \n\nNote: Individuals with blood type A or B primarily have IgM antibodies, whereas type O individuals primarily have IgG antibodies.

Flashcard 418: What is the cause of Chickenpox?_____

Answer: VZV (Varicella-Zoster)

Flashcard 419: What type of viruses are Reoviruses? (DNA, RNA (sense), etc.)_____

Answer: Double-stranded RNA

Flashcard 420: Which Herpesvirus remains latent in mononuclear cells (monocytes, macrophages)?

Answer: CMV (HHV-5)

Extra: Latency sites of Herpesviruses: - HSV-1, HSV-2, VZV: Sensory ganglia - EBV: B cells - CMV: Mononuclear cells (monocytes, macrophages) - HHV-6, HHV-7: T cells - HHV-8: B cells