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Virology- Orthomyxoviridae
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 3
06/01/2012

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orthomyxoviridae =
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influenze (resp dz)
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infleunza A effects what sp?
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animals and humans
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Influenza B affects
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humans only
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Influenza C affects
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humans and mild swine
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does influenza A have an ENV?
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yes, a loose lipid ENV
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peplomers of influenza A =
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prominent:

HA - haemaglutin
NA - Neuramidase
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nucelocapsid of influenza A =
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8 helical capsids segments containing -ssRNA with a RNApol attached
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genome of influenza A =
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8 -ssRNA, no 5'cap, each of the 8 -ssRNA have an RNA pol attached
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can -ive ssRNA be directly translated into proteins?
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no
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function of HA peplomer of influenza A =
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ID ligand on host cell and bind to host cell surface
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3sections of HA =
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1. sialic acid binding site
2. hinge region - activated by host protease which cuts hinge = allows peplomers to fold down= virus closer to host cell mb-enable fusion to occur
3. fusion peptide = allows viral ANV to fuse with endosome mb = viral content released into cell
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HA mutations =
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affects host range

as HA is diff in mammals and birds
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what can restrict what cells influenza A virus infect?
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host cell has to have proteases to cleave hinge region
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endocytosis of influenza A by
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clathrin coated pits
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cap snatching of influenza A =
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virus takes a bit of RNA duplex from host cell to act as a primer for viral RNA as viral RNA has no cap

steals hosts cap

messes up host cells ability to make RNA due to cap snatching
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RNA pol of influenza A =
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makes +ssRNA and then mRNA = protein synth
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some virus mRNA gies ti golgi body to make...
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...peplomers (HA and NA)
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virus leaves host cell via...
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...endocytosis from luminal cell surface of resp epi cells
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how does influenza A avoid hosts immunity?
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infects cell, quickly replicates and then leaves cell on luminal side = leave cells
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NA role =
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cut sialic acid and influenza A virus free from eachother when influenza A virus is leaving the cell
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6 of influenza A genome segments =
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single ORF - produce 1 protein
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6 of influenza A genome segments =
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single ORF - produce 1 protein
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how many ORFs in the 8 segments of -RNA in influenza A?
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6 of virus genome segments = 1 ORF = produce 1 protein

2 of virus genome segments have 2 diff mRNAs and encode 2 proteins each = make 4 proteins in total

so in total 14 viral proteins are made
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genome segments 1, 2, and 3 make
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RNA pol and cap snatching proteins
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genome segment 4 =
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HA
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genome segment 5 =
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nucleoprotein - make nucleocapsid
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genome segment 6
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NA
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genome segment 7 makes
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other virus ENV associated proteins
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genome segment 8 makes
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NSPs - block IFN induction and function
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spread of influenza A by...
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...aerosol or ingestion
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influenza A infects cells of
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URT
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spread of influenza A in the body  is...
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...localised due to luminal budding
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what kills influenza A virus?
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dehydration = disrupts ENV and kills influenza A
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cytopathic influenza A causes...
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-rapid cell death - wipe out epi & cilia
-inflam
-cytokine and IFN response
-sickness behaviour
-fever
-incr mucous secretion and no ciliary movement = accum of mucous in airway
-sensitisation of nociceptors
-pain
-sneezing coughing
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dx of influenza A =
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1. virus isolation
2, serology (get strong Ab response to influenza As HA and NA)
3. agglutination by HA - so add specfic Ab that inhibits HA and stop agglutination = influenza A +
4. rapid virus Ag test kit
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how do you use a rapid virus Ag test kit?
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1. nasal swab
2. lysis of sample
3. detect nucleoprotiens

+ = useful
- = could still be influenza + = limitation of test, not very specific
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all serotypes of influenza occur in what sp...
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...waterfowl (espec ducks)
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influenza in waterfowl =
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spread in water well cause little dz orofaecal dz (in GIT)
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influenza in fowl =
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spread in water well
cause little dz
orofaecal dz (in GIT)
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mammalian influenza thought to have derived from...
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...avian influenza even though avian influenza is hard to grow in mammalian tissue and vice versa
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influenza in chickes in spread by....
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...aerosol (like mammals, as chickens cant swim, so dont get spread by water)
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antigenic drift of influenza occurs due to...
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...accumulation of point mutations, which occurs rapidly as RNA pol has no proof reading function
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antigenic drift may lead to...
Definition
...
1. failure of protection by existing neutralising Abs
2. altered/enhanced virus pathogenicity
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avian influenza outbreaks called
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fowl plague
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highly virulent avian influenza strains usually have...
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...H5 or H7

(different to viruses that usually infect humans)
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avian influenza targets...
Definition
...all cells (all cells able to cleave HA hinge region and therefore become infected)
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less virulent strains of avian influenza cause...
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...resp dz or production loss in chickens and turkeys
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swine influenza is more prevelant at wahts time of yr?
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winter
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spread of swine influenza =
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due to intro of new flock or airborne
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why is biosecurity so imp in controlling swine influenza?
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humans share some of the same strains of influenza virus as pigs and therefore can spread the virus from farm to farm if dont have gd biosecurity measures
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swine influenza causes
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outbrrak of acute febrile (fever) URT dz with seconadary pneumonia
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dx of swine influenza =
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1. virus isolation in embryonated eggs
2. haemagglutin(HA) inhibition test
3. rising Ab titre
4. PCR
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new virulent strains of avian influenza may arise from...
Definition
...antigenic drift
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pnnsylvania outbreak of avian influenza due to...
Definition
...single aa change in hinge region of HA in exisiting poultry virus - altered cell trpism from resp cells to all cells
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whats more pathogenic, H1N1 swine influenza strain, or H3N2 swine influenza strain?
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H1N1 (recent swine influenze from mexico seen in Uk pigs)
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reasortment H1N2 swine influenza has been found in what 2 countries?
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japan and UK
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recombination events of influenza virus occur more commonly in...
Definition
...china whre theres close proximity of pigs, ducks, poultry and humans
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type 1 equine influenza =
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last outbreak in 1979, but Ab studies suggest still in circulation
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type 2 equine influenza =
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recent outbreaks
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antigenic drift of type 2 equine influenza =
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seen in N China, has avian genes in it. SHows potential of avian influenza to infect horses, which in turn can lead to reassortment
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are humans more likely to be infected with avian or swine influenza virus?
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swine
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vacc against equine influenza
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yes. But only protects against dz, can have vacc horse infected with influenza with influenza still replicating in host cells
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equine influenza virus is spread by...
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...contact and is secreted b4 clinical symptoms arise
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acute URT dz with equine influenza =
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1. fever
2. depression
3. cough
4. nasal discharge
5. symptoms exacerbated by excer
6. recovery within 2-3wks
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severity of equine influenza varies with...
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...host age and immune status
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yards where outbreaks occur must be...
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...quarantined for at least 4wks after last infection found
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Ab response/protection against influenza =
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neutralising Abs mainly against HA (stop primary infection), but also against NA = stop spreading= no clinical dz if cant spread along URT
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ADCC response to influenza =
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mainly NKcells or C' lysis

only effective once got inflam response is ADCC effective (as birus buds on luminal surface)
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cytotoxic Tcell against what in influenza
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nucleoprotein. Most abundant protein

Imp in claering infection, but takes time to get going = few days to a wk
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IgA in combating influenza infection =
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only on luminal side once influenza infection has stim secretory IgA. NOt there b4 for protection :(

ONce infected get memory cells = faster incr in secretory IgA
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innte immunity against influenza =
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systemic IgG and cytotxic cells
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influenza vacc =
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1. inactivated vacc - relies on neutralising IgG against HA
therefore neccessary to update vacc to ensure effective against latest strain - need to keep up with antigenic drift

2. ISCOM vacc
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ISCOM vacc =
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Immune Stimulatory COMplex induce cytotoxic Tcell response more durable/long response - >yrs prtection (but jockey club says need annual boosters)
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antiviral drugs against influenza =
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1. amantidine
2. oseltamivir
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amantidines mech =
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block m2 ion channle and prevent uncoating of virus

stop virus infecting host cell
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oseltamivir mech =
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inhibit NA

(when vet if involved in high virulence avian influenza outbrak vacc self with this)
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