Viruses
What are the two shapes that viruses are arranged in?
What are icosahedral and helical.
Icosahedral (all DNA viruses except Pox & all +RNA except Corona) & Helical (all -RNA)
What is the fancy name for rod-shaped bacteria?
What is Bacilli.
Is RSV a DNA or RNA virus?
What is RNA virus (Negative)
What season is RSV most common?
Winter
There was a dark circle seen on the left side of the X-ray. What was this?
What is gastric bubble.
What macromolecule makes up all viral capsids?
What is protein
What do you call rod-shaped, gram positive bacteria that are in chains vs in clusters?
What are streptococci and staphylococci.
What does RSV stand for?
What is Respiratory Syncytial Virus
What method suctions mucous from the nasal cavity in a mucous trap then subsequently rinses with a saline/transport medium?
What is the nasal aspiration method.
_______ retractions are drawing in the abdomen below the ribcage, while _______ retractions are drawing in between each rib.
What are subcostal; intercostal.
Besides shape, what is another categorizing factor we can use to distinguish viruses?
What is Naked vs Enveloped
OR
What is DNA vs. RNA (-&+)
What component of the peptidoglycan cell wall in gram positive bacteria induces inflammation?
What is lipoteichoic acid
In viruses, what is the phase that comes after infection and before symptoms called?
What is incubation period
What are some infections that have similar presentations as RSV? (name one)
What are Influenza and Strep (streptococcal pharyngitis)
What is the normal heart rate range for a 6-12 month year old baby?
What is 80-120 bpm.
What word do we use to describe the selectivity viruses have for attachment onto specific tissues.
What is tropism
What are the three main virulence factors for evading a host’s immune system?
What are Protein A, IgA protease, and M protein.
What is the mode of transmission for RSV?
What is small and large droplets
After exposure to the virus, there is an incubation period of about ___ days before symptoms start to appear.
What is 4 to 6.
What diagnostic test is used to confirm RSV?
What is RT-PCR.
Among “enveloped” viruses, there are three host cell organelles that provide this envelope. What are they?
What are plasma membrane, nuclear membrane, and endoplasmic reticulum.
What component of the peptidoglycan cell wall in gram negative bacteria contains an endotoxin, and what are its constituents?
What is a lipopolysaccharide and what are constituents are Lipid A, core polysaccharide, and O antigen
What family of viruses is RSV a part of?
What is Paramyxovirus
What are some severe conditions from the escalation of RSV? (Name one)
What are bronchiolitis or pneumonia
What is the fancy name for fluid buildup identified on an x-ray?
What is peribronchial cuffing.