This flashcard identifies Rhinovirus as a picornavirus that causes the common cold with over 100 serotypes. It also highlights that Rhinovirus is acid-labile, which prevents it from infecting the GI tract.
Rhinovirus, a type of picornavirus, causes the common cold and has over 100 serotypes. It is acid-labile, meaning it is destroyed by stomach acid and thus does not infect the GI tract.
| Front | Rhinovirus A picornavirus. Nonenveloped RNA virus. causes what illness? how many serotypes? acid stability? What does this mean about infection? |
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| Back | Cause of common cold; > 100 serologic types. Acid labile—destroyed by stomach acid; therefore, does not infect the GI tract (unlike the other picornaviruses). |
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