Respiratory viruses
The name of the SARS-CoV-2 surface protein.
What is spike.
Name of class of viruses that can be transmitted to humans by arthropod vectors.
What are arboviruses.
In 2014 – 2016, Zika virus appeared in this country, triggering a local epidemic.
What is Brazil.
Gram negative bacteria should stain this color following the gram staining procedure.
What is pink.
Small molecular motifs conserved within a class of microbes.
What are PAMPs.
This respiratory virus that emerged in Saudi Arabia in 2012 had a death rate of ~33%.
What is MERS-CoV
Dengue virus belongs to this viral family.
What is Flaviviridae.
The 1918 Spanish flu was particularly deadly in this group of individuals.
What are young adults.
Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) plate contain a high concentration of this substance, which helps select for Staphylococci.
What is salt.
Proteins on host cells that recognize PAMPs and drive downstream signaling.
What are PRRs.
Name 2 types/classes of drugs used to treat COVID-19.
What are antivirals, anti-inflammatory drugs, antibody therapies, etc….
Zika virus belongs to this viral family.
What is Flaviviridae.
A disease that jumps from animals to people.
What is a zoonotic disease.
A condition characterized by the body’s extreme response to infection. Often triggered by pathogens infecting the bloodstream.
What is sepsis.
Name 2 bacterial PAMPs.
What are flagellin, peptidoglycan, LPS, lipomannans, etc…
Influenza belongs to this viral family.
What is Orthomyxoviridae.
Name 3 arboviruses.
What are dengue, west nile, zike, yellow fever, etc….
During the process of _______, a bacterium takes up a piece of DNA floating in its environment.
Transformation
Name 1 potential/hypothetical treatment for bacteria-induced sepsis.
What is antibiotic treatment or a fecal transplant or phage therapy.
Name 1 viral PAMP.
What are dsRNA, unmethylated CpG DNA, uncapped RNA, etc….
Name 1 strain of influenza A virus currently circulating.
What are H3N2 and H1N1.
Viral assembly during the flavivirus life cycle occurs here.
What is the ER.
Name the 3 basic shapes of bacteria.
Coccus, Bacillus, and Spirillum
Name the 4 primary components of a PCR reaction.
Template DNA, primers, dNTPs, and DNA polymerase.
Name 3 classes of PRRs.
What are TLRs, RLRs, NOD, AIM2, and CTRs.