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What are the general requirement of viruses that enter the body through the GI tract?

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2
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What are the names of the different picornaviruses?

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3
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What are the general characteristics of enteroviruses?

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4
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What are the general differences between enteroviruses and rhinoviruses?

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5
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What is the genomic structure of picornaviruses?

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6
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Describe the replication of a picornavirus?

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7
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Describe the disease mechanisms associated with picornaviruses.

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8
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What are the general characteristics of the poliovirus?

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9
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Describe the probable outcomes associated with poliovirus infection.

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10
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Describe the progression of the poliovirus infection.

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11
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of inactivated poliovirus vaccines?

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12
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of live oral poliovirus vaccines?

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13
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What is the serum profile associated with inactivated poliovirus vaccines?

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14
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What is the serum profile associated with live poliovirus vaccines?

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15
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What are some common manifestations of coxsackie and echovirus infections?

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17
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What is pleurodynia?

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18
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What is herpangina?

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19
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What is the difference between these two images?

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Left - normal

Right - myocarditis caused by coxsackie B

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What are the characteristics of aseptic meningitis?

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21
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Describe the genomic structur of the reovirdide?

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22
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Describe the epidemiology of rotavirus.

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23
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What is the structure of the rotavirus?

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24
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Describe the classification of the rotavirus.

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25
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Describe the replication of rotaviruses.

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26
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Describe the transmission of the rotavirus.

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27
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Describe the course of disease in rotavirus.

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28
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Describe the effect of rotavirus on the small intestine.

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29
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What is the role of NSP4 in rotavirus?

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30
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Describe the pathophysiology associated with rotavirus.

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31
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What is the diagnosis and treatment of rotavirus.

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32
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Describe the vaccines for rotavirus.

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33
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Describe the RotaTeq and Rotarix Vaccine.

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34
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What are the characteristics of calciviruses?

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35
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Describe the genus Norovirus and the genotypes.

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36
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What is the epidemiology of noroviruses?

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37
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What are the clinical manifestations of calciviruses?

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38
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Describe the disease course following norwalk infections.

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39
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What are the characteristics of astroviruses?

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