Virus Species & Their Families

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    Polio virus is a...

    • Orthomyxovirus
    • Bunyavirus
    • Hantavirus
    • Adenovirus
    • Picornovirus
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Specific details about the viruses we discussed on Thursday. . . All you ever wanted to know about RNA/DNA viral classifications. . .

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  • 2. 

    Orthomyxoviridae...(2 correct answers)

    • Are large DNA viruses

    • Are (-) strand RNA viruses

    • Have relatively stable genomes, for viruses

    • Cause the flu (Influenza A,B,C)

    • Are associated with chickenpox

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Are (-) strand RNA viruses
    A. Cause the flu (Influenza A,B,C)
    Explanation
    these guys mutate like crazy. (-) strand RNA viruses

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  • 3. 

    Paramyxoviruses...

    • Cause the flu

    • Are large DNA viruses

    • Are small DNA viruses

    • Cause measles and mumps

    • Are (+) strand RNA viruses

    Correct Answer
    A. Cause measles and mumps
    Explanation
    (-) strand RNA viruses

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    Coronaviruses...

    • Include measels and mumps

    • Are large DNA viruses

    • Are (+) strand RNA viruses

    • Are (-) strand RNA viruses

    • Can cause hemorrhagic fever

    Correct Answer
    A. Are (+) strand RNA viruses
    Explanation
    cause the common cold, and SARS

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  • 5. 

    Dengue, West Nile and Hepatitis C are all...

    • (-) strand RNA viruses

    • Large DNA viruses

    • Flaviviruses

    • Filoviruses

    • Bunyaviruses

    Correct Answer
    A. Flaviviruses
    Explanation
    (+) strand RNA virus family

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  • 6. 

    Rhinoviruses are...

    • (-) strand RNA viruses

    • A type of Paramyxovirus

    • A type of Picornovirus

    • Large DNA viruses

    • Small DNA viruses

    Correct Answer
    A. A type of Picornovirus
    Explanation
    Cause the common cold; Picornoviridae are (+) strand RNA viruses

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  • 7. 

    Pox viruses...

    • Are small DNA viruses

    • Are responsible for the disease Molluscum Contagiosum

    • Are (-) strand RNA viruses

    • Cause the common cold

    • Caused SARS

    Correct Answer
    A. Are responsible for the disease Molluscum Contagiosum
    Explanation
    also cause small pox/variola and monkey pox. Large DNA viruses

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  • 8. 

    Herpes viruses...

    • Are (-) strand RNA viruses

    • Are (+) strand RNA viruses

    • Have three main classes - alpha, beta and gamma

    • Are small DNA viruses

    • Can cause hemorrhagic fever

    Correct Answer
    A. Have three main classes - alpha, beta and gamma
    Explanation
    Large DNA viruses; alpha causes oral & genital herpes, and chickenpox. Beta causes cytomegalovirus. Gamma includes EBV and the Kaposi Sarcoma virus.

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  • 9. 

    Filoviruses...(2 correct answers)

    • Are bad news.

    • Are large DNA viruses

    • Cause Dengue and West Nile diseases

    • Are (-) strand RNA viruses

    • Cause the flu

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Are bad news.
    A. Are (-) strand RNA viruses
    Explanation
    Filoviruses cause Ebola and Marburg diseases (marburg is an ebola-like disease, first described in Marburg, Germany in the '60s). As viruses go, filoviruses are pretty bad news.

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    Parvoviruses...

    • Are large DNA viruses

    • Are (+) strand RNA viruses

    • Are (-) strand RNA viruses

    • Require a co-infection w/ another virus

    • Cause West Nile disease

    Correct Answer
    A. Require a co-infection w/ another virus
    Explanation
    require co-infection w/ adenovirus; can't produce viral particles on their own. Small DNA viruses

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  • 11. 

    Hantavirus is a...(2 correct answers)

    • (+) strand RNA virus

    • Bunyavirus

    • Orthomyxovirus

    • Small DNA virus

    • (-) strand RNA virus

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Bunyavirus
    A. (-) strand RNA virus
    Explanation
    Hantavirus is classified as a Bunyavirus and a (-) strand RNA virus. Bunyaviruses are a family of viruses that have a segmented genome consisting of three RNA strands, one of which is negative-sense. Hantaviruses are part of this family and also have a negative-sense RNA genome. This means that the genetic material of Hantavirus is complementary to the mRNA and needs to be transcribed into a positive-sense RNA before it can be translated into proteins. Therefore, the correct answers are Bunyavirus and (-) strand RNA virus.

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  • 12. 

    Papillomaviruses...

    • Are large DNA viruses

    • Are (+) strand RNA viruses

    • Are small DNA viruses

    • Prefer to shed viral particles from the deeper epithelial layers

    • Cause cancer

    Correct Answer
    A. Are small DNA viruses
    Explanation
    These guys actually shed viral particles from the farther up, more differentiated layer of epithelial tissue.

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  • 13. 

    Adenoviruses...(2 correct answers)

    • Cause hemorrhagic fever

    • Cause the common cold

    • Are (+) strand RNA viruses

    • Are large DNA viruses

    • Are small DNA viruses

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Cause the common cold
    A. Are large DNA viruses
    Explanation
    Adenoviruses are responsible for causing the common cold, which is a viral infection that affects the upper respiratory system. Additionally, adenoviruses are classified as large DNA viruses, as they have a double-stranded DNA genome. These characteristics make adenoviruses distinct and enable them to replicate and cause infections in humans.

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