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Herpesviridae
Structure |
dsDNA
Enveloped Linear |
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Herpes Infection patterns
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Lytic
Persistent Latent or Transforming |
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Herpes Theraputic Agent
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Thymidine Kinase
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HSV attachement Site
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Heparan Sulfate
glycoprotein found on many cells |
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Stages for HSV infection
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Immediate: control gene transcription
Early: Polymerase and other enzymes Late: protein synthesis |
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Epidemiology of HSV
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Found in Secretions
Vaginal Saliva Vesicle Towels Glasses |
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Clinical Features of HSV
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Oral cold, sores, fever, blisters and genital vesicles
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HSV Eruptions are caused by
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fever
UV light menstruation local irriation |
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Cowdry Type A acidophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies
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HSV 1 and 2
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Disease caused by HSV
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Herpes pharyngitis
ocular keratitis Herpetic whitlow encephalitis (HSV 2) |
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Lab diagnosis for HSV
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Tzank Smear
Virus isolation |
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Prevention of HSV
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Avoid exposure
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What is acyclovir
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Its is used to mimic guanosine and prevent HSV
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Thymidine Kinase
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Receptor, therapeutic target
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Binding site for EBV
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CR2 of the B-cell
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Outcomes after EBV binds to B-Cells
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Permissive
Latent Immortalization of B cells |
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EBV early Antigens
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Early Antigen
Viral Capsid antigen |
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EBV Latent Antigens
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Non permissive, EBNA and LMP
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Kissing disease
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EBV
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Virus spreads for a lifetime
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EBV
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Children Asymptomatic
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EBV
M.Tb |
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Infective Mononucleosis
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EBV
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Sore throat
Lymphadenopathy Splenomegaly |
Infective Mononucleosis
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Burkitt's lymphoma
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EBV
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Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
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EBV
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Lymphoproliferative Disease
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EBV
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Chromosome Effected with EBV
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c-myc gene from chromosome 8/14 translocation
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Downey Cells
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Atyptical lymphocytes seen in EBV
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Monospot Test
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Heterophile Antibody for EBV
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Antibodies tested for EBV
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EA and EBNA
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Which are the only organs that escape Tb infections
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Tests and ovaries
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Morphology of Neisseria meningitidis
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Gram - Diplococci with a kidney bean shaped
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Oxidase and catalase positive
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N.Meningitidis
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Oxidase test where dye changes color
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N.Meningitidis
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Polysaccharide capsule with 13 serologic groups A,B,C,Y and W135
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N.Meningitidis
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Normal flor of N.Meningitidis
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Nose and throat
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Move through sinuses and can even go to the brain
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N.Meningitidis
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Transmission of N.Meningitidis
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Aerosols, college and school children
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Effects children with later complement deficiency
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N.Meningitidis
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Contain antiphagocytic capusles and pilli
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N.Meningitidis
H. Influenza |
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Purulent, headache, fever, stiffness
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Meningitis which is caused by N.meningitidis and H.Influenza
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Petechia, purpura, thrombosis of small blood vessels, septic shock
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Meningococcemia which is caused by N.Meningitidis
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Bilateral renal gland hemorrhagic necrosis
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Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome which is caused by N.Meningitidis
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Chocolate agar, Thayer-martin chocolate agar
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N.Meningitidis
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Vaccines of four polysaccharides A,C,Y and W135 MPSV4
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N.Meningitidis
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MCV4/MPSV4 vaccine
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N.Meningitidis
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3 main human pathogens of H. Haemophilus
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H.influenza
H.ducreyi H.aegyptius |
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Conjuctivitis (pink eye)
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H.Aegyptius
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Chancroid an STD
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H.ducreyi
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What do H.Haemophilus require for growth
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Hemin the X factor
NAD V factor |
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Structure of H.Influenza
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Six capuslar antigenic types, Polyribitol ribose phosphate (PRP), Hib.
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Non-typable strains that lack a capsule
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H.influenza
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Cause Otitis Media and Sinusitis
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H.influenza
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Epiglottitis
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H.Influenza
Can cause obstruction |
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What is the basic characteristics of Mycobacteria
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Aerobic, slow growing, non spore forming bacilli
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Stain for Mycobacteria
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Acid Fast
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Main content of Mycobacteria
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Mycolic acid, Lipid, making them very hydorphobic
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Morphology of Mycobacteria Colonies
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Yellow to orange, dry fraible colonies
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What is the main mode of transmission of M.Tuberculosis, and how prevelent is it ?
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Aerosol transmission and 1/3 of the world's population is infected
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MOA of M.Tb
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Blocks phagosome-lysosome fusion after being phagocytosed by the cell.
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Severity of most M.Tb infections
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Asymptomatic or latent
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Cellular reactions of M.Tb
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Epithelioid cells, macrophages containing bacteria for granulomas with necrotic centers that can be reactivated with stress
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Main virulent factor of M.Tb
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Cord Factor (a lipid) kills mice and induces granulomas
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Symptoms of M.Tb in the lung
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Cavitary lung disease (cough, bloody sputum, fever, chils, night sweats, weight loss)
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Systemic Symptoms of Tb
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Miliary (multiple foci) disseminated and extra pulmonary disease of many tissues
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Drug resistant forms of Tb
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MDR-TB (multi drug resistant) isoniazid/rifampin
XDR-TB (extreme drug resistant) quinolone and aminoglycoside |
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Diagnositic Tests for Tb
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Tuberculin Skin Test (Mantoux)
Acid Fast Staining of SputumFluorescent Dyes |
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Culturing methods for Tb
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Decontamination of sputum specimens with 2% sodium hydroxide
Egg based media |
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Lab Diagnosis test for Tb
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IFN-gamma assays
Assay for the production of IFNg by the patients blood cells is evidence of lymphocyte reaction with antigens |
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Main features of Mycobacterium Avium
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Shares same microbiology as M.Tb
Effects those with pulmonary conditions, Immunodeficient, smokers. |
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MAC pathogensis
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Patchy lung infiltrates
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Which are the slow growing mycobacteria
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M. Kansasii
M. Bovis |
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Which are the cutaneous pathogens
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M. Ulcerans: tropical, skin grafts.
M. Marinum in swimming pools. |
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Microbiology of Mycobacterium Leprae and other names for it
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Cannot be grown in culture
Leprosy or Hansen's disease |
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Transmission of M.Leprae
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Contact, Aerosols, skin abrasion
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Pathogenesis of M. Leprae
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heavy tissue burden of bacteria.
tuberculoid has fewer bacteria in tissue |
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Rusty Sputum
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Strep.Pneumo
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Which immunosuppression is common among drug users
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HIV
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Prevention Immunization of H.Influenzae
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Conjugate type b vaccine
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The virulence factor of Listeria Monocytogens
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Listeriolysin O
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Gram positive, short motile bacilli with tumbling motion
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Listeria Monocytogenes
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Found in soil, Vegetations, and the feces of animals
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Listeria Monocytogenes
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Populations at risk of Listeria Monocytogens
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High adult population like pregnant, risk of infants from non immune infected mothers.
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Cells enter and enter enterocytes and attach to M cells
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Listeria Monocytogenes
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Action of Listeriolysin O in L.Monocytogens
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Phagolysosome release
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Actin based intracellular motility, moving cells to systemic sites
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Listeria Monocytogenes
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Stages of L.Monocytogens clinical infections
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Early onset in utero, birth defects due to transplacental infection.
Late onset: infant meningitis Adult disease: as symptomatic in health, mild flu like symptoms in healthy adults. |
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CAMP test
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Listeria Monocytogenes
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Weak Beta hemolysis and cold enrichment
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Listeria monocytogenes
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Morphology of Rabies Virus
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bullet shaped rhabdovirus, enveloped,helical,
negative sense ssRNA. |
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RNAdep-RNApoly
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Rabies Virus
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Rabies Epidemiology
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Zoonotic from dogs, cats, mad dog disease.DOMESTIC ANIMALS
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Virus binds acetylcholine receptors, moves up neural system to brain, then outward to cornea, hair roots and salivary glands.
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Rabies Virus
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Hydrophobia and paralysis
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Rabies Virus
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Negri bodies
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Intracytoplasmic are viral aggregates in neural tissues seen in animal or post mortem human. In Rabies.
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Fluorescent antibody test of animal tissue for virus presence
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Rabies Virus
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RT-PCR on saliva
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Rabies Virus
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Wound cleansing and Injection of HRIG as well as active immunization
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Human rabies immune globulin is for prevention of Rabies.
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small RNA viruses
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Picornviridae
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Virology of Poliomyelitis
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Enterovirus, acid stable, 37 C growth, and its tissues target sepatartts it from other members.
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Structure of Poliomyelitis
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Positive ssRNA
Has four proteins that are rearranged after attachement and bind Ribosome. |
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Transmission of Poliomyelitis
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Fecal-Oral
Contaminated Water |
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Pathogenesis of Poliomyelitis
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- Asymptomatic (90%) with intestinal invasion. Abortive infection (5%).
- Paralytic Poliomyelitis-less than 2% of infection. Pentrates bowel to blood to anterior horn of spinal cord and motor complex. - Bulbar polio 75% of the 2% fatal, respiratory Muscle paralysis. -Post-polio syndrome 20-80% |
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Lab test for Poliomyelitis
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Throat swabs to cell culture early, from feces later, CSF variable recovery.
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Prevention and Control of Poliomyeltis
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- Salk inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), prevents disease but not intestinal infection. Was found to cause infection in some people.
- SaBin vaccine: Bowel infections will be eliminated, increase intestinal immunity. Immunity is spread from primary person, from person to person. |
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Poliomyelitis drug reactions
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You would start with 2 Doses of the Salk vaccine and then administer
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Structure of Arenaviruses
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Enveloped, 2 ssRNA segments,
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Replication of Arenaviruses
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- L strand is negative with RNAdep-RNApoly.
Ambiesense strand that can be read as RNA in 2 directions (one end is positive while other end is negative). - Contains host ribosomes to give sandy appearance in EM. |
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Epidemiology of Arenavirus
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Lymphocytic Chroiomeningitis (LCM).Transmission through aerosol transmission of the fecal substance of the mouse or hamsters.
- Africa: Lassa fever, pulmonary hemorrhagic diseases with high percentage of death. |
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Types of Polyomavirus
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JC and BK viruses
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Epidemiology of JC and BK viruses
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Water or Sewage, human exposure early in life, continual shedding through kidneys throughout life.
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Pathogenesis of JC and BK Viruses
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Polyomavirus as symptomatic except for cancer and suppressive therapy, causes progressive multifocal leukoncephalopathy, a demyelenating disease of what matter.
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Lab test of JC and BK viruses
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CSF, urine source, expansion by PCR.
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Prevention control of JC and BK viruses
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Avoid immunosuppressive therapy
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Defective Measles Virus
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
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Muscle Jerks or spasticity, blindness, personality and behavioral changes.
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
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What kinds of viruses are arthropod born
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RNA viruses, some are positive strand and some are negative strand.
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Structure of Arbovirus
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zoonotic RNA viruses
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Main vectors for the Arbovirus
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Mosquitoes
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Family Togaviridae
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Alpha Virus
EEE,WEE,VEE |
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Family Bunyaviridae
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CA
LaCosse Hanta |
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Types of Flaviviridea
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Yellow Fever Virus
Dengue West Nile St. Louis Encephalitis Virus Powassan Virus Japanese B Encephalitis Virus Hep. C Virus Heptatitis G Virus |
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Pathogensis of Flavivirus
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Mild systemic disease is usual, fever, chills, headache. Jap B may produce severe even fatal Encephalitis.
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Structure of Togaviridae and Flaviviridea
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Positive ssRNA enveloped viruses, cloak like cover that looks like a toga.
E1 and E2 peplomers are both found on the cover. |
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Flaviviruses that may produce servere hemorrhagic disease
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Dengue and Yellow fever (liver disease)
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Replication Process of Togaviridea
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ssRNA positive-polyprotein synthesis and cleavage-negative strand RNA is made-progeny RNA
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Epidemiology of EEE and WEE
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Togaviruses
Birds Reservoir Mosquitoes Vectors Horses and Humans are dead end hosts |
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Sleeping sickness was seen in which diseases as well
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Trypanosomas
African sleeping sickness |
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Pathogensis of EEE and WEE
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Togoviridae
Virus attaches to monocytes and endothelial cells. Flu like, headache, fever, muscle pain, photophobia. Entry into the brain through small vessel endothelia. Aseptic encephalitic phase generally resolves withough sequelae. EEE is more serious than WEE |
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Horse develops fatal sleeping sickness and mortality
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EEE and WEE
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Same course as EEE and WEE but is not as serious, very few cases in the USA
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VEE
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Chikungunya
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Bending over. More series disease than EEE, WEE or VEE. Restricted to Africa. An acute febrile disease with arthralgia, muscle pain lasting month or years. Hemorrhagic.
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Epidemiology of West Nile Virus
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Flavivirus that is worldwide.
Birds reservoir-Culex Mosquitoes vector |
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Pathogensis of West Nile Virus
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90% assymptomatic
Fever, headache, chills, joint pain, flu like. Encephalities Phase, near fatality. |
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How many antigenic types are there for dengue fever
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Den 1 through Den 4
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Lab Diagnosis for West Nile Virus
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IgM
RT-PCR or Viral RNA recognition |
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Epidemiology of Saint Louis Encephalitis Virus
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Flavivirus that is found in the Central and Eastern USA (missouri river).
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Pathogenesis of SLEV
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Asymptomatic and mild CNS.
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Epidemiology of Powassan Virus
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ssRNA, E1 and E2.
Ixodes ticks ar the reservoir and the vector. North America and Canada |
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Pathogenesis of Powassan Virus
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Flu like mild disease and encephalitis
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Epidemiology of Japanese B
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ssRNA,
Reservoirs are birds and pigs and the vector is a Culex (mosquito). Japan and neighboring countries |
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Epidemeiology of Dengue fever
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Tropical and subtropical areas where victors reside, Mosquitoes are the main vectors.
Human primates are reservoirs, sylvatic and urban cycles. |
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Pathogenesis of Japanese B
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Mild flu like, and can be fatal more often than the above.
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Pathogenesis of Dengue Fever
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Break bone fever, headache, muscle and joint pain. Rash could be present but there is no encephalitis.
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Major Risk from Dengue Fever
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Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF)
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Symptoms of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
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Irritability, restless, heavy sweating with petechia, bleeding tendency.
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Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS)
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Deteriorates with the accumulation of blood in the abdomen, abundant petechia, loss of blood pressure.
Occurs after second infection to the disease. |
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The flooding and removal of standing water to prevent moquito breeding
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Yellow Fever
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Human, primates, sylvatic and urban cycles, also found in Aedes mosquitoes
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Yellow Fever
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Stage of Yellow Fever Pathogenesis
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Early: fever, nausea and abdominal pain
Late: pain and jaundice Hemorrhagic: black vomit |
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Lab for Yellow fever
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RT-PCR
Patient serum for immune response |
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Bunyaviridea Structure
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Enveloped, negative, ssRNA, 3 segmented virus. RNApoly-RNAdep.
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Epidemiology of Bunyavirus
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Rodents urine and feces and spread by infected ticks
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California and La Crosse Viruses
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Type of Bunyavirus, as symptomatic. Nausea, vomiting, headache, seizure in true encephalitis.
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Feature of Hanatvirus
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Sin Nombre. Dust contaminated by urine and feces of white footed mice.
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Pathogensis of Hantavirus
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Pulmonary and Cardiac syndromes with a lot of loss of blood.
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Coltivirus-Colorado tick fever features
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dsRNA virus. They are plus strands in an mRNA, translation to RNAdep-RNApoly for genomic RNA forms
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Epi. of Colitivirus
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Mountain West, hard ticks.
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Pathogenesis of Coltivirus-Colorado tick fever
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Flu like symptoms to aseptic
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Scrapie and Mad cow disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
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Prions proteins, that are a denatured proteins.
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Disease caused by prions in New Guniea
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Kuru, which is a transmissible neurologic disease that originated from cannabalism.
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Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD)
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dementia leading to death in the prion disease.
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Pathogenesis of prions
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Protease resistant proteins
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Name for prion proteins
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PrPc and PrPsc
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Prion type that binds to human cellular
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Scrapie type, and causes it to aggregate into amyloid fibers and/or vacuoles that accumulate in the brain.
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Symptoms of PrPsc
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Ataxia, dementia, behavioral changes, memory loss, development of spongiform lesion and amyloid deposit in the brain.
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Transmission by ingestion
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Prions
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Accumulation of PMN and other immune cells as well as debris
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Brain Abscess that is caused by post surgical procedure, or trauma. This later increase the cranial pressure.
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Organism pass through the nose from water. Into the nose and then to the brain where they can be fatal.
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Naegleria Fowleri
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Organism that is caused by those who wear contact lenses with no proper hygiene
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Acanthamoebae Castellani
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Pathogenesis of Taenia Solium
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Flatworm (cestode) which has a head (scolex) and proglottid segments
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Adult worm in swine intestine sheds eggs, hexacanth embryo (oncosphere) develops
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Taenia Solium parasitology
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Taenia Solium Lifecycle
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a. Eggs in water and soil ingested by swine
b. Oncosphere larvae penetrate gut, enter tissue c. Swine develop tissue cysticerci (bladder worms) d. If humans ingest hexacanth eggs, they hatch to larval oncosphere that penetrates gut and tissue cysticerci develop in lungs, brain, etc e. If humans eat undercooked pork the typical cestode develops in the gut from the cysticercus and sheds ova |
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CNS effecting protozoa
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Trypanosomes Brucei, and Trypanosomes Brucei
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CNS Nematodes
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Toxocara Canis and T. Cati
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T.Canis and Cati Lifecycle
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a. Natural gut parasite of dogs and cats
b. Eggs ingested by humans and larvae develop but wander in tissues and fail to complete life cycle |
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Mycological CNS
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Cryptococcus Neoformans
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Spherical yeast with a capsule larger in diameter
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Cryptococcus Neoformans
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Positive Urease Test
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Cryptococcus Neoformans
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Very slow growing yeasts that cause meningitis
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Cryptococcus Neoformans
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Neonate born in poor conditions with encephalitis
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HSV 2
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Cystic Fibrosis, with pneumonia, blue green sputum
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Pseudomona Aurigonsa
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Jelly sputum
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Klebsiella
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Lesions on face of cutanous touch and pain, Acid fast organism
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Leprae
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Sore throat, spleen and liver. Later LEADING TO SPLENIC RUPTURE
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EBV
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Triad of Meningitis
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Headache, Fever, Stiff Neck
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Drug of choice for Neisseria Meningitids
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Ceftriaxone
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Patient comes in with petechia and stiff neck
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N.Meningitidis
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Test for N. Meningitidis
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Blood, Urine, and Sputum
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Where do you never delay therapy in
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N.Meningitidis
Dont do CT or MRI |
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Major concern for patient with Neissieria Meningitidis
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Intercranial Pressure
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Effects college, and people clustered in small places
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N.Meningitids
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Why do you use Chocolate agar plate for N.Meningitidis
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X and V heme
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Glucose and Maltose Positive
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N.Meningitidis
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Glucose and Maltose negative
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N.Gonorrheae
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What is the main drug for prophylaxis today
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Ceftriaxone and Refampin
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Main side effect of Rifampin
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Soft contact lenses causes a problem, Red coloration of the skin.
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Where do you have polymicrobial effects with N.Meningitidis
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Stronglyoides
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Patient with headache, fever and stiff neck, and HD (immunocompramised)
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Listeria Monocytogens
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How do you treat listeria ?
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B lactams. Ampicillins and Penicillins
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Patient has fever, lethargy and clears drain pipes and paralysis
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West Nile Virus
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Reduvid Bug, occurs when you scratch after the bug infestation
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Chagas disease, Typansomas Cruzei.
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Cycle of Tryp. Cruzei
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Dog-Reduvid-Human
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Which are the oldest Hepatitis Viruses
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Hepatitis A and B
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Structure of Hepatitis A Virus
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Naked, Postive ssRNA. HepaRNAvirus, hepatovirus from picoviridae family.
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Replication of Hep A
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It is NOT cytolytic
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Epidemiology of HAV
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Fecal-Oral tranmission, Survives in salt and fresh water. Oysters, clams, mussels are natural sources when eaten raw or poorly cooked. 50% of all acute hepatitis cases.
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Pathogenesis and Clinical of HAV
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Ingested virus moves to blood, liver hepatocytes and kupffer cells are infected, discharged in bile and stool, fecal oral spread of virus follows.
Incubation time 15-50 days. No chronic infection or cancer association. |
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Lab diagnosis of HAV
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Detection of HAV infection by anti-HAV IgM by ELISA. History of sea food consumption.
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Prevention of HAV
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Sanitation and cholorination of water. Avoid raw sea foods.
Inactive HAV vaccine for travelers. |
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Structure of Hepatitis B Virus
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Enveloped, circular, partially dsDNA with reverse transcriptase and an RNA intermediate. HepaDNAviruses.
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Dane particle
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Found in HBV. A virion consisting of DNA and a capsid protein labeled as the hepatitis B virus core antigen (HBcAg)
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Australia Antigen
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HBV surface antigen HBsAg is an envelope antigen. There are 3 molecular forms S,M and L.
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Replication of HBV
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- HBsAg binds to unknown receptor
- The incomplete DNA strand is completed by a DNA polymerase present in the virion core. - Viral genome moves to the host cell nucleus for transcription of mRNA. - mRNA is a template for the RNAdep-DNApoly(reverse transcriptase or P protein) to make negative strand DNA from which the positive strand is made. - Postive strand DNA made from the negative strand by a DNAdep-DNApoly is not completed due to premature packaging which results in incomplete DNA genomic Circles. - Genome has been identified in hepatocellular carcinoma. |
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Epidemiology of HBV
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Asymptomatic. Transmitted by blood, contaminated needles, tattoos, ear puncture, sex and childbirth. Called SERUM HEPATITIS.
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Pathogenesis and Clinical of HBV
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Incubation for 45 before symptoms and before progression to typical liver disease.
- Chronic Leads to cirrhosis, liver failure. - Primary hepatocellular Carcinoma |
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Lab diagnosis of HBV
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HBsAg and HBeAg are present in blood during the infection. HBeAg is a major indication of active infection. Anti HBsAg and anti HBeAg are present in late stage of the acute resolved disease.
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Prevention and Lab control of HBV
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Screeining of blood for HBsAg and HBeAg antigens.
Vaccination, early with dan particle harvested from blood of drug addicts, now with recombinant virus yeasts for med personal and high risk groups. - Hepatitis immune globulin for acitive diasese. -Lamivudine is used for chronic hep B, inhibits reverse transcriptase and interferon alpha. |
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Structure of Hep. C virus
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Family Flaviviridae and the genus Hepacivirus. Enveloped, positive sense RNA.
-mRNA make polyprotein, cleavage enzyme. -Beninds to receptor on hepatocytes and B cells and also coats itself with lipoproteins for attachment to lipoprotein receptors on hepatocytes. -promotes its own survival by inhibiting interferon synthesis and apoptosis. |
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Epidemiology of HCV and HGV
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Blood borne hepatitis, bu drug abuse, transfusion, skin puncture, tattoos.
High rate in aids patients |
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Pathogenesis and Clinical Disease
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15% Asymptomatic
70% progress to HCC 15% progresses to Cirrohosis |
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Lab diagonsis for HCV
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ELISA to detect anti-HCV globulin.
Western blot of virus protein from patient serum. |
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Prevention of HCV
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INFa with ribavirin, 50% recovery. Mimics riboquanosine and inhibits nuceloside synthesis.
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Anolog Used for HCV vaccine
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Ribavirin is used as a Guanosine analog
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Structure of Hepatitis D virus
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-ssRNA, circular genome
-Genome is small and is surrounded by the delta antigen core protein which is then covered by HBsAb - HDV attaches to host hepatocytes via its HBsAg coat, it replicates only in a person with an HBV infection. |
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Which virus requires HBV to survive?
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Hepatitis D
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Spreads though blood, semen and secretions
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Hepatitis D and B
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Leads to fuliminant hepatitis
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Hepatitis D
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Co-infection
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Person having both HBV and HDV infections
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Superinfection
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HBV positive person with HDV who is also HBV positive, of course, may exacerbate hepatitis symptoms and lead to cirrhosis or chronic, persistent infections.
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Enteric Hepatitis
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HEV
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Fecal-Oral Transmission
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HAV and HEV
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Agents that cause Hepatitis
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Prominent:
Yellow fever Leptospira interrogans Other: CMV EBV Adenovirus |
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Microbiology of Rickettsia
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Gram Negative
Small Pleomorphic Cocci Obligate intracellular Peptidoglycan and weak Endotoxin |
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Small rodents as reservoirs and arthropod vectors
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Rickettsia
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Frontal Headache, Fever and Rash
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Rickettsia
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Use phospholipase to escape phagolysosome and reproduce by binary fission
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Rickettsia
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Transmitted by Dermacentor Varibilis and Andersoni
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Dog Tick and wood tick that transmits Rickettsia
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Rash on the Extremities that spreads to the core
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Rocky Mountain Spotted fever that is caused by Rickettsia Rickettsii
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Found in cosmopolitan areas, and uses the house mouse and its mites as a reservoir
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Rickettsia akari
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Louse that uses the human body as a reservoir
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Tick (Pediculus humanus) that causes Rickettsia Prowazekii
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Reactivation of a Rickettsia Infection long after the primary infection
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Recurdescent (Brill Zinsser Disease)
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Rash starts out on the trunk and spreads outwards
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Rickettsia Typhi
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Test for Rickettsia
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Wei-Felix Test that test for Rickettsial Anti-bodies that cross react with proteus antigen and agglutinate.
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Prevention and control of Rickettsia
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Avoid Ticks
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The disease of the Orient (japan) that is found in the Rodents as the Reservoir and Chiggers and the vector
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Orientia Tsutsugamushi
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Genetically different, but the same as gram negative strains weakly morphology like Rickettsia
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Coxiella Burnetii and Q fever
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Small cell variant which is resistant to enviornment and large cell variant appears in the phagolysosome of monocytes, macrophages.
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Coxiella Burnetii and Q fever
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Pneumonia, Hepatitis, Subacute endocarditis
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Coxiella Burnetii and Q fever
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Obligate intracellular pathogens that survive in phagocytic vacuoles inside hematopoietic cell (RBC, granulocytes, monocytes and platelets
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Ehrlichia and Anaplasma
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Large reticulate body formed by assembly of elementary bodies, called morulae and then lytic release, lack petidoglycan and LPS
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Ehrlichia and Anaplasma
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