Pox Virus

Question 1

Pox-: Etymology

Answer 1

Pock-: Scar

Question 2

Pox-: Morphology

Answer 2

• Linear dsDNA
• Complex capsid
• Enveloped

Question 3

Pox-: Resistance

Answer 3

Good

Question 4

Pox-: Biological properties

Answer 4

• Baltimore I - Multiplication in the cytoplasm
• Stenoxenous
• Partly zoonotic (Orthopox-, parapox-)

Question 5

Pox-: Antigenic properties

Answer 5

• Strong antigens
• Cross neutralisations within genera

Question 6

Pox-: Genuses

Answer 6

• Molluscipox-
• Chordapox-
• Suipox-
• Parapox-
• Avipox-
• Yatapox-
• Orthopox-
• Capripox-

Question 7

Orthopox-: Examples

Answer 7

• Cow-, buffalo-, camel-, monkeypox
• Ectromelia
• Variola
• Vaccinia

Question 8

Parapox-: Examples

Answer 8

• Pseudocow-, sealpox
• Bovine papular stomatitis
• Contagious ecthyma (orf)

Question 9

Avipox-: Examples

Answer 9

• Fowl-,
• Canary-,
• Pigeon-,
• Psittacine-,
• Turkeypox

Question 10

Capripox-: Examples

Answer 10

Sheep-, goatpox

Question 11

Leporipox-: Examples

Answer 11

• Myxomatosis
• Hare-fibroma virus
• Shope-fibroma virus

Question 12

Suipox-: Examples

Answer 12

Swinepox

Question 13

Yatapox-: Examples

Answer 13

• Yabapox
• Tanapox

Question 14

Molluscipox-: Example

Answer 14

Molluscum contagiosum

Question 15

Cowpox

Answer 15

Cattle

• Skin
• Teats

Rodents → Cat → Human

Question 16

Camelpox

Answer 16

Camel

• Skin
• Eye
• Pneumonia

Question 17

Buffalopox

Answer 17

Buffalo

• Skin

Question 18

Ectromelia

Answer 18

Mice

• Skin
• Loss of legs

Question 19

Variola

Answer 19

(Smallpox)

Human

• Skin
• Pneumonia

Question 20

Vaccinia

Answer 20

Mutant cowpox

• Vaccine against variola

Question 21

Monkeypox

Answer 21

Monkey, rodent, human

Question 22

Pseudocowpox

Answer 22

Cow:

• Teat scabs

Humans:

• Milkers nodule

Question 23

Bovine papular stomatitis

Answer 23

Calf

• Oral scabs

Question 24

Contagious ecthyma (Orf)

Answer 24

Lamb:

• Mouth
• Lip scabs
• Zoonotic

Question 25

*Avipox-*: Symptoms

Answer 25

* Mucosal scabs * Pneumonia

Question 26

Sheep pox

Answer 26

Sheep * Skin * Ø Wool * Pneumonia * Generalised forms

Question 27

Lumpy skin disease

Answer 27

Cattle + Wild ruminants

Question 28

Myxomatosis

Answer 28

Rabbit * Myxomas * Pneumonia Transmitted by mosquitos

Question 29

Hare-fibroma virus

Answer 29

Hare * Tumours

Question 30

Shope-fibroma virus

Answer 30

American cotton-tailed rabbit * Tumours

Question 31

Yabapox

Answer 31

Monkey * Tumours

Question 32

Tanapox

Answer 32

Human * Skin lesions

Question 33

Molluscum contagiosum virus

Answer 33

Human * Skin lesions

Question 34

*Pox-*: Transmission

Answer 34

* Airborne * Contact * Arbovirus

Question 35

*Sheep-, goatpox-*: Examples

Answer 35

Lumpy skin disease

Question 36

*Swinepox*: Symptoms

Answer 36

Skin papulas

Question 37

*Swinepox*: Transmission

Answer 37

Lice