The document discusses influenza virus and the flu. It describes how influenza A and B cause seasonal flu epidemics through antigenic drift, and occasionally pandemic outbreaks through antigenic shift when a new virus emerges. It notes that influenza A infects multiple species including birds, pigs, and humans, and this interspecies transmission enables antigenic shift and the emergence of new pandemic strains. It also summarizes symptoms, transmission, treatment, prevention, and vaccination recommendations for influenza.
What is influenza ,ethology ,types ,presentations signs and symptoms ,epidemic influenza ,laboratory investigations , management , the WHO guidelines in dealing with cases and contact
The Paramyxoviridae is a family of single-stranded RNA viruses known to cause different types of infections in vertebrates. Examples of these infections in humans include the measles virus, mumps virus, parainfluenza virus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
What is influenza ,ethology ,types ,presentations signs and symptoms ,epidemic influenza ,laboratory investigations , management , the WHO guidelines in dealing with cases and contact
The Paramyxoviridae is a family of single-stranded RNA viruses known to cause different types of infections in vertebrates. Examples of these infections in humans include the measles virus, mumps virus, parainfluenza virus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Polio: flaccid paralysis, major and minor
disease, fecal-oral
Coxsackievirus A: vesicular diseases,
meningitis; coxsackievirus B (body):
pleurodynia, myocarditis
Other echovirus and enteroviruses: like
coxsackievirus
Rhinoviruses: common cold, acid labile, does
not replicate above 33° C
Biology, Virulence, and Disease
• Small size, icosahedral capsid, positive RNA
genome with terminal protein
• Genome is sufficient for infection
• Encodes RNA-dependent RNA polymerase,
replicates in cytoplasm
Enteroviruses
• Capsid virus resistant to inactivation
• Disease due to lytic infection of important
target tissue
• Polio: cytolytic infection of motor neurons of
anterior horn and brainstem, paralysis
• Coxsackievirus A: herpangina, hand-foot-
and-mouth disease, common cold,
meningitis
• Coxsackievirus B: pleurodynia, neonatal
myocarditis, type 1 diabetes
Rhinoviruses
• Acid labile and cannot replicate at body
temperature
• Restricted to upper respiratory tract
• Common cold
Epidemiology
• Enteroviruses transmitted by fecal-oral route
and aerosols
• Rhinoviruses transmitted by aerosols and
contact
Diagnosis
• Immune assays (ELISA) or RT-PCR genome
analysis of blood, CSF, or other relevant
sample
Treatment, Prevention, and Control
• OPV and IPV polio vaccines
P
icornaviridae is one of the largest families of viruses and
includes some of the most important human and animal
viruses (Box 46-1). As the name indicates, these viruses are
small (pico) ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses that have a
naked capsid structure. The family has more than 230
members divided into nine genera, including Enterovirus,
Rhinovirus, Hepatovirus (hepatitis A virus; discussed in
Chapter 55), Cardiovirus, and Aphthovirus. The enterovi-
ruses are distinguished from the rhinoviruses by the stabil-
ity of the capsid at pH 3, the optimum temperature
for growth, the mode of transmission, and their diseases
Largest viruses that infect vertebrates
Can be seen under light microscope
Poxvirus diseases are characterized by skin lesions – localized or generalized
Important diseases caused by poxviruses are-
Smallpox
Monkeypox
Cowpox
Tanapox
Molluscum contagiosum
Polio: flaccid paralysis, major and minor
disease, fecal-oral
Coxsackievirus A: vesicular diseases,
meningitis; coxsackievirus B (body):
pleurodynia, myocarditis
Other echovirus and enteroviruses: like
coxsackievirus
Rhinoviruses: common cold, acid labile, does
not replicate above 33° C
Biology, Virulence, and Disease
• Small size, icosahedral capsid, positive RNA
genome with terminal protein
• Genome is sufficient for infection
• Encodes RNA-dependent RNA polymerase,
replicates in cytoplasm
Enteroviruses
• Capsid virus resistant to inactivation
• Disease due to lytic infection of important
target tissue
• Polio: cytolytic infection of motor neurons of
anterior horn and brainstem, paralysis
• Coxsackievirus A: herpangina, hand-foot-
and-mouth disease, common cold,
meningitis
• Coxsackievirus B: pleurodynia, neonatal
myocarditis, type 1 diabetes
Rhinoviruses
• Acid labile and cannot replicate at body
temperature
• Restricted to upper respiratory tract
• Common cold
Epidemiology
• Enteroviruses transmitted by fecal-oral route
and aerosols
• Rhinoviruses transmitted by aerosols and
contact
Diagnosis
• Immune assays (ELISA) or RT-PCR genome
analysis of blood, CSF, or other relevant
sample
Treatment, Prevention, and Control
• OPV and IPV polio vaccines
P
icornaviridae is one of the largest families of viruses and
includes some of the most important human and animal
viruses (Box 46-1). As the name indicates, these viruses are
small (pico) ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses that have a
naked capsid structure. The family has more than 230
members divided into nine genera, including Enterovirus,
Rhinovirus, Hepatovirus (hepatitis A virus; discussed in
Chapter 55), Cardiovirus, and Aphthovirus. The enterovi-
ruses are distinguished from the rhinoviruses by the stabil-
ity of the capsid at pH 3, the optimum temperature
for growth, the mode of transmission, and their diseases
Largest viruses that infect vertebrates
Can be seen under light microscope
Poxvirus diseases are characterized by skin lesions – localized or generalized
Important diseases caused by poxviruses are-
Smallpox
Monkeypox
Cowpox
Tanapox
Molluscum contagiosum
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describing the case definitions, prevalence,modes of transmission,clinical features and presentations,treatment and prevention as a whole of common infectious diseases- small pox,chicken pox, measles, rubella
3. South Carolina 1996-1997 DHEC bulletin http://www.state.sc.us/dhec/LAB/labbu017.htm no virus influenza A influenza B CULTURE RESULTS malathia influenzae per le stelle www.freelivedoctor.com
4. THE IMPACT OF INFLUENZA PANDEMICS Deaths: www.freelivedoctor.com
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8. ORTHOMYXOVIRUSES type A, B, C : NP , M1 protein sub-types: HA or NA protein www.freelivedoctor.com M1 protein helical nucleocapsid (RNA plus NP protein) HA - hemagglutinin polymerase complex lipid bilayer membrane NA - neuraminidase
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10. NORMAL TRACHEAL MUCOSA 3 DAYS POST-INFECTION 7 DAYS POST-INFECTION Lycke and Norrby Textbook of Medical Virology 1983 www.freelivedoctor.com
19. INTERFERON THE VIRUSES ARE COMING! http://www.paulreverehouse.org/midnight.html PAUL REVERE http://www.mfa.org/collections/one_hour/6.htm www.freelivedoctor.com
24. interferon-alpha, interferon-beta interferon receptor induction of 2’5’oligo A synthase induction of protein kinase R (PKR) 2’5’oligo A induction of ribonuclease L activated ribonuclease L ATP activated protein kinase R activated 2’5’oligo A synthase ATP 2’5’oligo A mRNA degraded phosphorylated initiation factor (eIF-2) inhibition of protein synthesis www.freelivedoctor.com
25. interferon-alpha, interferon-beta interferon receptor induction of 2’5’oligo A synthase induction of protein kinase R (PKR) 2’5’oligo A induction of ribonuclease L activated ribonuclease L ATP ds RNA ds RNA activated protein kinase R activated 2’5’oligo A synthase ATP 2’5’oligo A mRNA degraded phosphorylated initiation factor (eIF-2) inhibition of protein synthesis www.freelivedoctor.com
34. INTERFERON time course of virus production will vary from virus to virus www.freelivedoctor.com
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47. INFLUENZA A PANDEMICS Ryan et al., in Sherris Medical Microbiology www.freelivedoctor.com
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54. RECOMMENDATIONS Persons Who Can Transmit Influenza to Those at High Risk Persons who are clinically or subclinically infected can transmit influenza virus to persons at high risk for complications from influenza. www.freelivedoctor.com
61. TYPE A ++++ yes yes yes shift, drift yes (sensitive) sensitive 2 severity of illness animal reservoir human pandemics human epidemics antigenic changes segmented genome amantadine, rimantidine zanamivir,oseltamivir surface glycoproteins TYPE B ++ no no yes drift yes no effect sensitive 2 TYPE C + no no no (sporadic) drift yes no effect (1) www.freelivedoctor.com
Editor's Notes
Figures have tended to increase recently - in part due to aging of population?
Rapid tests - signifcance in ascertaining whether the infection is influenza and which type it is since now have therapeutic agents (some of which are type specific) - signifcance in differential diagnosis - eg if need to determine if Flu v. SARS - advent of rapid easy tests may increase diagnosis - may realise that flu involved in more illnesses than realised (eg enhanced surveillance of patients <21 at low risk for complications who were admitted to hospital for a variety of symptoms revealed that more severe morbitity and mortality assoc with influenza that was realised -2003).