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Poxviruses are among the most easily recognized of all viruses, owing to the lesion by which they have gained their name.  Once inside cell, they cause proliferation then lysis, giving way to a characteristic pock with a necrotic center.  Poxviruses have risen to fame both for their ability to be eradicated (small pox) as well as their use in fighting other viruses (canarypox vaccines).
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:''Small pox (variola)''
=Introduction=
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:''Pigeon pox''
Poxviruses are among the most easily recognized of all viruses, owing to the lesion by which they have gained their name.  Once inside cell, they cause proliferation then lysis, giving way to a characteristic pock with a necrotic center.  Poxviruses have risen to fame both for their ability to be eradicated (small pox) as well as their use in fighting other viruses (canarypox vaccines).
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:''Camel pox''
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:''Monkey pox''
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:''Red squirrel parapox''
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=Morphology=
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==Morphology==
 
*Huge (up to 450nm), usually enveloped viruses, with a complex capsid symmetry
 
*Huge (up to 450nm), usually enveloped viruses, with a complex capsid symmetry
 
*Up to 30 different structural proteins
 
*Up to 30 different structural proteins
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**'''Viral IL-10''', which reduces the Th-1 cell mediated response
 
**'''Viral IL-10''', which reduces the Th-1 cell mediated response
  
=Therapeutic Use=
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==Therapeutic Use==
 
Recombinant Vaccines
 
Recombinant Vaccines
 
*Poxviruses can be used as heat-stable vectors for vaccines against other viruses
 
*Poxviruses can be used as heat-stable vectors for vaccines against other viruses
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*More recently, the French used this technique in the creation of the oral rabies vaccine used among the wild fox population:
 
*More recently, the French used this technique in the creation of the oral rabies vaccine used among the wild fox population:
 
**Recombinant virus inserts a plasmid encoding rabies gene in place of thymidine kinase gene
 
**Recombinant virus inserts a plasmid encoding rabies gene in place of thymidine kinase gene
*Canarypox vaccines now exist for [[Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV)|FeLV]] and [[Rhabdoviridae|Rabies]]
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*Canarypox vaccines now exist for [[Feline Leukemia Virus|FeLV]] and [[Rhabdoviridae|Rabies]]
 
**Undergoes a single cycle of replication without producing infectious virus in mammals
 
**Undergoes a single cycle of replication without producing infectious virus in mammals
  
=Virulence and Pathogenesis=
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==Virulence and Pathogenesis==
 
*Primary replication in abraded squamous epithelium
 
*Primary replication in abraded squamous epithelium
 
*Viremia followed by multiple epidermal infections
 
*Viremia followed by multiple epidermal infections
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*Some poxviruses can spread to the upper respiratory tract or viscera, causing more serious pathology
 
*Some poxviruses can spread to the upper respiratory tract or viscera, causing more serious pathology
  
=Epidemiology=
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==Epidemiology==
 
*Spread quickly in unhygienic circumstances
 
*Spread quickly in unhygienic circumstances
 
*Can survive for years in dust
 
*Can survive for years in dust
  
=Diagnosis=
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==Diagnosis==
 
*Clinical signs
 
*Clinical signs
 
*Histology
 
*Histology
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*PCR, IIF
 
*PCR, IIF
  
=Types and Subtypes=
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==Types and Subtypes==
 
* 6 Genera, all of which produce pox lesions
 
* 6 Genera, all of which produce pox lesions
 
*Subdivided based on external structure by EM
 
*Subdivided based on external structure by EM
  
=Virus by Species=
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{{Learning |Vetstream = <p>[https://www.vetstream.com/felis/Content/Bug/bug60019.asp Feline Pox Virus]</p><p>[https://www.vetstream.com/lapis/Content/Freeform/fre00374.asp Rabbitpox]</p>}}
*'''[[Cow pox]]''', which also causes cat pox
 
*Small pox (variola)
 
*'''[[Orf]]'''
 
*'''[[Seal pox]]'''
 
 
 
*'''[[Pig pox]]'''
 
 
 
*'''[[Capripox]]'''
 
*'''[[Myxomatosis]]'''
 
*'''[[Fowl pox]]'''
 
 
 
*Pigeon pox
 
*Canary pox
 
*'''[[Ectromelia]]'''
 
  
*Camel pox
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*Monkey pox
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*Lumpy skin disease
 
**Subsaharan African cattle
 
*Red squirrel parapox
 
*Red/Gray squirrel pox
 
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Latest revision as of 00:06, 16 June 2016

Poxviridae

Poxviruses are among the most easily recognized of all viruses, owing to the lesion by which they have gained their name. Once inside cell, they cause proliferation then lysis, giving way to a characteristic pock with a necrotic center. Poxviruses have risen to fame both for their ability to be eradicated (small pox) as well as their use in fighting other viruses (canarypox vaccines).

Content

Small pox (variola)
Pigeon pox
Canary pox
Camel pox
Monkey pox
Red squirrel parapox
Red/Gray squirrel pox


Morphology

  • Huge (up to 450nm), usually enveloped viruses, with a complex capsid symmetry
  • Up to 30 different structural proteins
  • Non-structural proteins:
    • Viral epidermal growth factor, which stimulates cell growth causing the raised edge of pustule
    • Viral tumor necrosis factor, which is non-functioning and acts as an anti-inflammatory by competing with TNF-alpha
    • Viral IL-10, which reduces the Th-1 cell mediated response

Therapeutic Use

Recombinant Vaccines

  • Poxviruses can be used as heat-stable vectors for vaccines against other viruses
  • Grown in host cell lines or on the surface of chick chorioallantoic membranes in ovo (primordial ectoderm)
  • This was first accomplished by the recombination of cowpox and variola (smallpox) in the creation of the smallpox vaccine (vaccinia)
  • More recently, the French used this technique in the creation of the oral rabies vaccine used among the wild fox population:
    • Recombinant virus inserts a plasmid encoding rabies gene in place of thymidine kinase gene
  • Canarypox vaccines now exist for FeLV and Rabies
    • Undergoes a single cycle of replication without producing infectious virus in mammals

Virulence and Pathogenesis

  • Primary replication in abraded squamous epithelium
  • Viremia followed by multiple epidermal infections
  • Ballooning then necrosis (hydropic degeneration) of epidermal cells
  • Concurrent proliferation or adjacent epidermis (GF driven), creating more cells for the virus to infect
  • All three result in classical sequence of lesions:
    • Papule (proliferation)
    • Vesicle (fluid filled)
    • Pustule (lesion breaks)
    • Scab formation (healing begins)
  • Pock center can succumb to secondary infection
  • Resolution in 3-4 weeks
  • Some poxviruses can spread to the upper respiratory tract or viscera, causing more serious pathology

Epidemiology

  • Spread quickly in unhygienic circumstances
  • Can survive for years in dust

Diagnosis

  • Clinical signs
  • Histology
  • Electron microscopy
  • PCR, IIF

Types and Subtypes

  • 6 Genera, all of which produce pox lesions
  • Subdivided based on external structure by EM


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Pages in category "Poxviridae"

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