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what type of genome does influenza have ?

segmented (8), -ive sense S.S RNA

Heamagluttinin (HA) transmembrane protein -

involved in binding to host & fusion (acidic) for viral entry

Neurominidase (NA) -

Integral membrane protein - cleaves sailic acid (on cilliated epithelia) involved in viral budding and release

M1 does what ?

Is a matrix protein

M2 does what ?

ion channel (influenza A only)

PB2 -

recognises host mRNA

PB1 -

Addition of nucletides

PA -

transcriptase complex

NP -

Nucleocapsid

M -

M1 & M2

NS - 1 & 2

non structural proteins




(multi functional, infected cell proteins


(+NS2, NEP protein)

During viral attachment :




stage1) ... what attaches to sialic acid (cilliated epithelia)

H1 portion of H0

During viral attachment :


stage 2) ...




Host extracellular trypsin protease cleaves ?

H0 --> H1 and H2

During viral attachment :


stage 3) ...




then what is created?

Endosome is created

During viral attachment :


stage 4 ) ...




infleunces sense what kind of enviorment in endosome and what happens?

Acidic environment H2 --> fusion pore

During viral attachment :


stage 5) ...




upon the confirmational change in H2 what happens

Viral genetic info --> cell as influences destroys endosome

Seasonal influenza.






1) host extracellular trypsin protease cleaves..



H0 - H1 + H2

Pandemic influenza




1) HA contains extra ..





cleavage site





Pandemic influenza




2) H0 is cleaved to





H1 and H2

Seasonal influenza.




3) essesntial host proteases are found in the ..

lungs

Seasonal influenza.




4) Typsin protease found in lungs esnures..

tissue specificity (restrciting infection)

Pandemic influenza




3) Host cellular proteases cleave in

trans golgi aparatus

Pandemic influenza




4) because host proteases cleave in trans golgi aparatus then can..

infect numerous cells (no tissue specificity)

Pandemic influenza




5) systemic infections are

very dangerous

Overview




1) replication occurs in the

nucleus

Overview



2) Viral Pb2 is a .......... and binds at the 5' end of .......

primer




host mRNA

Overview




3) ....... and ....... begin replication of each RNA segment

PB1


PA

Overview




4) Viral mRNA move to ........ and is translated

cytosplasm

Overview




5) ......., ........, ....... move to golgi aparatus, before assembling at the ..........

HA, NA, M2




host cell membrane



Overview




... copy of each ..... RNA segements, are packaged in to ..... virion

1, 8, 1

Overview


HA & NA undergo binding ---> .........................

then virus buds out of membrane.

Epidemics -




seasonal ...... outbreaks


spreads quickly because...


viral in fections is .... , infection period begins


......., ........ and talking - 100k - 1mil ........


virus can ..... , leading to no ......... ............











winter


symptoms 1-4 days P.I


fast


sneezing, coughing infectious particles


change, immune protection (B & T memory)

Historical Pandemics - entire country or the world




spanish flu - H?N?

H1N1 - same as swine flu

Historical Pandemics - entire country or the world




Asain flu - H?N?

H2N2

Historical Pandemics - entire country or the world




Honk Kong flu - H?N?

H3N2

Historical Pandemics - entire country or the world




Swine Flu - H?N?

Same as spanish flu H1N1

Viral evolution




1) RNA dependant RNA polymerase lack ....

viral evolution




Proof reading

Viral evolution




RDRP with no proof reading ----> ......... ............ & new ......... (quazispecies)

viral evolution




genetic mutations and genotypes

viral evolution




Influenza has threeRNA polymerases ....


that ......... together as a ......., (with .......... ...... ......)

viral evolution




PB1,PB2 and PA


function , complex


high error rates

viral evolution




........ & .......... (randomly) 8 RNA seqments into one virion



viral evolution




Shuffle and mix

HA & NA ........ 2-3 amino acids ........ ..........


thus selecting ?

mutate, every year


new virions to Evade Immune responses

Influenza A can infect ?

Infect human and animal

Influenza B can infect

Humans (seasonal outbreaks)

Influenza C can causes ?

mild respiratory infection , no vaccine

Antigenic Drift




Slightchanges in the sequence of ....... & ....... proteins on viral surface

HA and NA

Antigenic Drift




........ cannot identify viral epitopedue to different sequence

Antibodies

Antigenic Drift




Natural viral evolution during seasonaloutbreaks – (responsible for)

1) Multipleinfluenza infections challenge immune system




2) Reason for vaccine




3 Affects both InfluenzaA and B viruses

Antigenic Shift




Affects ............ ... virusesonly

Influenza A

Antigenic Shift




Responsible for.........

pandemics

Antigenic Shift




no previous ..............

immunity

Antigenic Shift




fast .............. and .............. leads to large scale infection

replication, infectivity

Antigenic Shift




Needs more than .... type of Influenza in..... animal to develop new strain

one, one

Antigenic Shift




............ may carry the virus but are .............

Animals , asymptomatic

Antigenic Shift stages




1) three different influenza viruses

Antigenic Shift stages




using animal as reservoir




e.g. : one pig, all three strains

Antigenic Shift stages




2) ....... ........ ........ infected again

Antigenic Shift stages




The same animal (pig)

Antigenic Shift stages




3) Animal (Pig) is morphologically ........ to .........




and dominant ....... adapts to ........ ...........

Antigenic Shift stages




similar , human


virus, new host




(shared habitat! - e.g. poultry market or farm!)

Antigenic Shift stages




4) ........ infected with ...... strain of influenza

Antigenic Shift stages




4)Humans, new (adapted)

The flu Vaccine.




viruses need ........... host to ........


and need this to make ...... (in ......)




living , replicate


vaccine (eggs)

The flu vaccine.




WHO - flu surveillance - produce new ....... vaccine


inclusive of three ............. viruses


(... x 2 & ... x 1)




Annual,


innactivated


(A, B)

The flu vaccine.




given to ......, ......., ........, ......... & ...........

old, young, asthmatics, pregnant women and Physicians

Rapid onset of symptoms including :

fever, aching muscles, coughing & sneezing, fatigue

complications :

Secondary chest infections


pneumonia


more likely in young, old, immunocompromised

what family is flu from

orthomyxoviridae

transmission is -

airborne : coughing sneezing , etc

How many different types of HA, does influenza A have?

16 (each with about 20% a.a difference)

How many different types of NA, does influenza A have?

9 (each with about 20% a.a difference)

Future vaccine development




development of universal inflluenza vaccine -

targets less variable antigens such as M2 or less variable parts of HA, such as stalk

Future vaccine development




development of polypeptide or DNA based vaccine, instead of inactivated virus, why?




alternatively use ..... ....... in ........., instead of eggs

cheaper, easy mass production & pandemic repsonse




cell lines , bioreactors