Viral Immunology, PART II

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This set of flashcards is about the laboratory diagnosis of viral infections


 
  
Created Mar 8, 2010
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Q: What is the cytopathogenic effect of Poliovirus on the host cell?
 
A: It inhibits host protein synthesis
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Q: What is the cytopathogenic effect of Measles virus on host cells?
 
A: They insert viral glycoproteins into the host cell membrane, and the host cells...
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Q: How do you do a plaque assay to quantitate infectious viruses?
 
A: use a plate with a monolayer of cells. Infect with a virus. Virus kills cells,...
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Q: What is the cytopathogenic effect of viruses like cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex?
 
A: They Disrupt the host cytoskeleton.
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Q: What kind of cytopathogenic effect does the Focus Assay detect?
 
A: detects viruses with oncogenic potential… causes infected cells to become “cancerous”...
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Q: What is the cytopathogenic effect of rabies?
 
A: They form inclusion bodies in the host cell (aka Negri bodies).
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Q: What is the cytopathogenic effect of influenza virus?
 
A: It causes RBCs to stick to the viral peplomers on the infected host cells. This...

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