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H5N1 -- Origination
China 1997, reappeared Vietnam 2003.
H5N1 - Name
Avian/Bird Flu
Which Virus Disease that requires 3 injections and tested for antibody levels.
Hepatitis B
Which virus if you get 1-4 times a year, reduces chance of cancer.
Common Cold
Which strain of virus is responsible for chest cold?
Adenovirus
Hepatitis that's fecal/oral?
Hepatitis A (transmission)
Named after mission in Africa where first identified?
Lassa Fever -namesake?
Vector for this disease imported in to Houston (tires).
Dengue Fever -How imported?
Genus Mosquito in load of tires
Mosquito -- Aedes sp.
Genus Mosquito is vector for disease that invades the brain?
Culex sp.
Which general disease invades the brain?
Equine Encephalitis
What's the vector for Equine Encephalitis?
Culex Mosquito
What's the most prominent strain of Equine Encephalitis?
West Nile
Which equine encephalitis was imported in 2002?
West Nile
What virus can't replicate at room temperature?
Rhinovirus
What strain of what virus killed 50million+ & what's common name?
H1N1; Spanish Flu
H1N1 common name
Spanish Flu
what related modern disease has a higher death rate than the Spanish Flu?
H5N1; Avian/Bird Flu
What's the receptor site for HIV
CD-4
Specific molecule on surface of HIV
GP120
What is the factor that makes HIV most devastating?
high mutation rate
What key cell makes HIV so deadly?
T-Cell
what white blood cell do T-cells communicate with?
B-Cells
First Antiviral used against HIV?
Reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Second antiviral agent used against HIV?
Protease Inhibitor
Only vaccine that's shown major effectiveness vs HIV?
Attenuated
List 5 Documented HIV transmission methods
1. Blood
2. Semen
3. Female Mucus Material
4. Mother's Milk
5. Saliva
List 3 probable HIV transmission methods
1. Feces
2. Urine.
3. Vomit
List 2 possible but unlikely HIV transmission methods
1. Tears
2. Sweat
(T/F) Condoms are an effective barrier to prevent HIV
False
% HIV positive after 1 year of unprotected sex
17-20%
Why does a phagocyte destroy a perfectly healthy T-Cell?
GP-120
Virus that causes smallpox
Variolla
which virus was used to protect against smallpox?
Vaccinia
Virus that cause Chicken Pox
Varicella
Virus that causes Shingles?
Zoster
Another name for the Varicella virus
Zoster
Another name for the Zoster Virus
Varicella
Specific antiviral used against shingles and other viruses
Acyclovir & Valacyclovir
Virus thought eliminated until Muslim Clerics' 'western plot' paranoia
Polio
What disease did we have an antiviral, but was taken off the market, but is added back today?
Rotovirus
Fecal/Oral disease that causes massive epidemics?
Norwalk disease.
Paralytic virus that's fecal oral
Polio
Saks Vaccine
Inactivated
Saban's Vaccine
Attenuated
73% of throat cancers caused by which strains of virus
16 & 18 HPV
Which strains of virus cause 90% genital warts
6 & 11 HPV
Total strains of HPV?
100+/-
# HPV strains that can cause cervical cancer?
30
Which virus if undetected can cause rash all over baby and destroy lung
Herpes II
2 Viruses that can greatly increase risk of liver cancers?
Hepatitis B and C
Which Hepatitis is most likely to be asymptomatic?
Hep C
Which Hepatitis doesn't relapse?
Hep A
Which virus causes acute respiratory disease?
Adeno
What virus liquifies body organs and cause bleeding out of all body orifices?
Ebola
3rd virus that kills age 20-40, suffocation by fluids in the lungs, quickly.
Hantavirus (others were H1N1, and H5N1)
reservoir for Hantovirus
Rodents
Virus that rodents and birds can be hosts and reservoirs for
Encephalitis
fecal/oral kills puppies by dehydration?
Parvo
Oncovirus that there's a vaccine for cats
feline leukemia
Oncovirus and Oncogenes have in common?
Identical DNA molecules
What virus disease are monkey's a reservoir for?
Yellow Fever
Vector for Yellow Fever?
Aedes sp. mosquito
which country was ebola first id'd?
Zaire (now Congo)
country first indicated that ebola was transmitted by body fluids?
Gabon
which animal was involved in ebola transmission in Gabon?
Chimp
Which Virus first id'd in 1993?
Hantavirus
transmission of hantavirus?
rodent feces, urine, saliva
Which virus do all mammals have the same receptor sites for?
rabies
Where is the receptor site for H5N1?
Lower Lungs
Where is the receptor site for H1N1
Upper Lungs
Which virus can increase risk for hodgkins disease?
Epstein barr
Common name of disease caused by Epstein barr
Mononucleosis
which vaccine not available since 1979.
smallpox
virus that has milder symptoms than common cold but can lead to birth defects?
CMV (Cytomegla Virus)
disease with last epidemic in 1964?
Rubella
Which measles most likely to kill infants and small children?
Rubeola
Could cause swelling in testes of post-puberty males?
Mumps
Virus causes retina to be sensitive to sunlight?
rubeola
Shingles patient could cause outbreak of what disease in others?
Chicken Pox
What disease causes rash all over little kids?
Fifth disease
Price hypothesis that could be causing fifth disease?
Parvo
Thought whipped, but some Amish have been tested positive?
Polio
Asymptomatic places polio virus replicates?
Mucosa in nose, throat and intestines
what % of polio virus patients get 'Polio'
<1%
In those who get full blown Polio, where does virus replicate?
CNS
Virus disease that affects CNS and causes death by convulsions.
Rabies
Virus disease that affects CNS and causes death by shutting off muscles of respiration.
Polio
class of drugs used to try to prevent HIV from entering cell
Infusion inhibitors
2 retroviruses
HIV, Influenza
# strains of HIV
millions
# strains of common cold
200+/-
# strains of Influenza
20+/-