Viruses — Flashcards

Flashcard 421: 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

Flashcard 422: What type of virus is coronavirus? (DNA, RNA (sense), etc)_____

Answer: Positive sense RNA

Flashcard 423: What type of viruses are Reoviruses? (DNA, RNA (sense), etc.)_____

Answer: Double-stranded RNA

Flashcard 424: Reoviruses include rotavirus and _____

Answer: coltivirus

Flashcard 425: Which viral virulence factor binds sialic acid promoting viral entry?_____

Answer: Hemagglutinin

Flashcard 426: Where do Positive sense RNA viruses usually replicate?_____

Answer: Cytoplasm

Flashcard 427: The inactivated influenza vaccine results in antibody production that inhibits viral _____ via binding to hemagglutinin

Answer: entry (into host cells)

Flashcard 428: What viruses (2) can be diagnosed with a Tzank smear?_____

Answer: VZV and HSV

Flashcard 429: What is the incubation period of rabies virus?_____

Answer: Weeks to months

Flashcard 430: Which two causes of viral gastroenteritis are associated with daycares and kindergartens?_____

Answer: Rotavirus and Norovirus