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what is the incubation period of mono?
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30-50 days
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Why is this disease not likely to have "epidemic" qualities?
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1) low level of infectivity
2) high incidence of a symptomatic childhood infection, leaving the victim resistant 3) lower prevelence in lower socioeconomic levels due to infection of infants and small children during adolesence when subclinical disease is common |
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What are some relavent traits about the gamma herpes virus?
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two stains of EBV-1, 2
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EBV
naked or enveloped? genome linear or circular? capsid icosahedral or helix? |
enveloped,
genome linear but it can circularize icosahedral |
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what is the space between the envelpe and the capsid called?
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tegument
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what is the herpes virus sensitive to?
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acid solvents, detergents and drying
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What types of cells are susceptible to the Epstein-Barr Virus?
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oropharyngeal epithelial cells, B-lymphocytes, T lymphocytes, and monocytes
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what kind of receptors does it use?
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MHC class II molecules
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What type of receptors does it attach to?
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attatches to the type 2 complement receptor, crs on suscdptible cells
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