Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
11 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Influenza virus A / B / C
|
protein peplomers (epitopes/spikes) containing the H and N antigen
primary host - human lung cell |
|
|
Influenza
|
URI may spread to lower respiratory
systemic manifestations caused by the toxic materials: headache, fever, chills, muscle aches, prostation |
|
|
prostation
|
exhaustiona and loss of strength
|
|
|
amantadine and rimantadine
|
compounds prevent the uncoating of the virus in the host cell preventing replication
|
|
|
parainfluenza serotypes 1,2,3,4
|
primarily infants and young children
mild URI to croup to pneumonia reinfection at all ages have mild symptoms similar to "common cold" |
|
|
RSV
|
respiratory syncytial virus
major cause of URI infants to one year |
|
|
Mumps virus
|
inhaling infected droplet nuclei
lytic cycle in salivary glands major cause of aseptic meningitis and encephalitis |
|
|
Measles
|
airborne route
Koplik's spots on inside of cheek |
|
|
rubella
|
German measles
inhaled, mild disease congenital rubella syndrome causes severe birth defects |
|
|
rhinovirus
|
induce coryza "common cold"
tissue damage from virus stimulates mast cell to release histamine |
|
|
enterovirus
|
infections of the intestinal tract and CNS
stable, survive well in sewage, food and water |
