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Week 4 - Viral Skin Infections Flashcards

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What are the three methods viruses cause disease/damage?

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  1. Lysis
  2. Immune-mediated damage
  3. Tumorgenesis
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What are the three alphaherpesviruses?

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  1. Herpes simplex 1
  2. Herpes simplex 2
  3. Varicella zoster virus
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What are the three betaherpesviruses?

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  1. HHV-6
  2. HHV-7
  3. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)
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4
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What are the two gammaherpesviruses?

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  1. Epstein Barr virus (EBV)
  2. Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)
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HSV-1 infects what? Reactivates where?

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Infects: Mouth or pharynx

Reactivates above the waist.

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HSV-2 infects what? Reactivates where?

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Infects: genitals

Reactivates below the waist.

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How is VZV spread?

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airborne spread

or

close contact

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8
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What does VZV infect? Reactivates where?

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  • Primary infection of the skin or respiratory tract, progresses through the blood to the immune cells of the endothelial system.
  • Reactivates from the dorsal root ganglia.
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What is the single best screening procedure available for cervical cancer?

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Pap smear

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10
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What finding in a pap smear is indicative of ongoing human papilloma virus?

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Giant cells

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11
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How does human papilloma virus cause warts?

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Causes actively replicating layers,

forces replicating cells to the surface.

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What are the two viruses that cause wart-like eruptions?

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  1. Human papilloma virus
  2. Molluscum contagiosum
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What are the 5 main vesicular or pustular rash viral infections?

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  1. HHV-1
  2. HHV-2
  3. VZV
  4. Coxsackieviruses A and B
  5. Smallpox
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What are the 4 main maculopapular rash viral diseases?

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  1. Measles
  2. Rubella
  3. Parvovirus B19
  4. Roseoloviruses (HHV-6 & HHV-7)
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What does the herpesvirus gain entry into the nucleus through?

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Nuclear Pore Complex (NPC)

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16
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What are the five layers of a herpesvirus?

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  1. Surface glycoproteins
  2. Envelope
  3. Tegument
  4. Capsid
  5. Nucleus (DNA)
17
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How do herpesvirus infections last a lifetime?

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Latency state:

Bind to host genome (chromosomes), but does NOT integrate into the host genome.

18
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What are the differences in lifecycles between alpha, beta, and gamma herpesviruses?

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Alpha- go latent in neurons

Beta- go latent in B-cells

Gamma- go latent in T-cells

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