Rabies Flashcards
family of rabies virus
Rhabdoviridae
genus of rabies virus
Lyssavirus
false about rabies virus
A.75 nm to 180 nm, bullet shaped
B.May only be seen via electron microscope
C.Single-stranded, negative-sense DNA virus
C
RNA, not DNA
Enumerate main parts of the rabies virus structure
envelope, peplomers, ribonucleocapsid
false about rabies virus
A.Survives storage at 4 ̊C for weeks and -70 ̊C for years B.Activated by carbon dioxide, extremes of pH, detergent
C.Inactivated by UV radiation,sunlight, trypsin, heat, lipid solvent
B
inactivated dapat
false about rabies virus
A.Has two serotypes
B.Purified spikes with viral glycoprotein elicit neutralizing
antibody in animals
C.Antiserum prepared against the purified nucleocapsid is
used in diagnostic immunofluorescence for rabies
A
one serotype only
Strain differences can be distinguished by three factors. Enumerate the three factors.
Epitopes in nucleoprotein
specific nucleotide sequences
glycoprotein
What mutation results in loss of virulence for the rabies virus?
substitution at amino acid position 333
What mediates attachment of rabies virus to host cell?
glycoprotein spikes
host cell receptor of rabies virus (attachment)
nicotinic acetylcholine
enzyme in-charge of transcription for rabies virus
virion-assoc RNA polymerase
transcription template for rabies virus
ribonucleoprotein
product of transcription, rabies virus
5 mRNA species
enumerate the three substances involved in RNP Core Formation
viral transcriptase
nucleoprotein
newly rep viral RNA
true about outer covering formation of rabies virus
A.Envelope gained via budding through plasma membrane
B.Viral matrix protein forms a layer on the outer side of the envelope
C.Viral glycoprotein – inner layer, c/o spike formation
A
Baliktad ang B at C. switch the words inner and outer!
False about viral RNA Replication for rabies
A. complementary negative sense RNA formed from genome RNP
B. the (-)sense RNA is used to code for negative-sense progeny RNA
C. both are false
D. both are true
C
change negative to positive
incubation period for Rabies
2 weeks to 6 months
In pathogenesis of rabies, which does not happen? A. it goes straight to CNS B. multiplication in skin C. entry into peripheral nerves at neuromuscular junctions D. travels at axoplasm, rate is 10 mm/hr
B
Muscle or connective tissue dapat
Once rabies has entered the CNS, what occurs?
progressive encephalitis
__ is the organ with highest titers
of virus
Submaxillary salivary gland:
A brain infected with rabies is not/does not have:
A.edematous
B.perivascular cuffing
C.gliosis with maximal neuronal damage
C
minimal dapat
Specific eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusions formed by rabies virus in nerve cells
o Filled with viral neurocapsids
o Absent in at least 20%(may reach until 50%) of cases
identify
Negri bodies
1 rabies infected country
India