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Nationally reportable viral encephalitis/menigitis are (2)
Poliomyelitis
Arbovirus
Arboviruses (6)
St Louis
West Nile
Powassan
Eastern equine
Western equine
California serogroup - includes La Crosse
Picornavirus family includes (4)
Enterovirus
Hepatovirus (Hep A)
Rhinovirus
Parechovirus
Picornavirus family - Enertovirus genus - 5 species
Poliovirus
Coxsackievirus (group A and B)
Echovirus
Enterovirus
Enteroviruses spread through (2)
Fecal-oral
Respiratory secretions
Enteroviruses are most prevalent in _____
Summer and fall
Most enterovirus infections are asx but can have sxs that are _____ or ______
flu-like
rash
Most common cause of aseptic meningitis - esp in children
Enteroviruses
Sx of aseptic meningitis (7)
Fever
Severe headache
Stiff neck
Photophobia
Drowsiness
Confusion
N/V
Duration of aseptic meningitis (rarely fatal)
7-10 days
Most common serotypes of coxsackievirus based on National Enterovirus Surveillance System (NESS)
B1 and A19
Most common serotypes of Echovirus based on National Enterovirus Surveillance System (NESS)
6, 9, 18
Associated with myocarditis, aseptic meningitis, neonatal systemic illness (encephalomyocarditis syndrome)
Coxsackie B virus
Crowding, poor hygiene and poor sanitation causes polio infection in ______
Young children and infants
Good hygiene and sanitation associated with polio infection in
Older age groups
In 2010, there were 4 polio-endemic countries
Nigeria
Afghanistan
India
Pakistan
In ___ WHO declared polio eradicated from Western Hemisphere
1994
Polio - replication at site of entry (2)
Oropharynx
GIT
Dissemination of polio (2)
- Crosses BBB
- Infects via axons of peripheral nerves --> infects mns, anterior horn of spinal cord, medulla and occassionally cerebellum and motor cortex
Poliomyelitis clinical dz with no dissemination to CNS
Abortive poliomyelitis
Abortive poliomyelitis (no CNS dissemination) has _____ day incubation pd and will get mild sx's
7-14 days
Polio clinical dz of aseptic meningitis
Nonparalytic poliomyelitis
Nonparalytic poliomyelitis has sx's of abortive poliomyelitis +
Stiffness and pain in back and neck
Nonparalytic poliomyelitis is ____ duration and has complete recovery
2-10 days
Paralytic poliomyelitis has all the symptoms of less severe diseases + _____
Flaccid paralysis
Temporary paralysis of polio lasts less than _____
6 months
Permanent paralysis of polio lasts more than _______
6 months
Vast majority of polio infections are _______ in the spectrum of clinical disease
Asx
Post polio syndrome happens in former polio survivors from pre-vaccine ear - most are ____ yrs+
60
Symptoms of post-polio syndrome (4)
Progressive muscle weakness
Fatigue
Pain
Trouble breathing/swallowing
Most widely accepted theory of post-polio syndrome cause
-Surviving nerves rebel against lifetime of being overworked (no longer able to make new sprouts)
- Muscles give out from overuse
Post-polio syndrome can not be reversed but can be stablized by giving muscles _____
rest
Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)
Salk vaccine
Polio vaccine that contains all 3 serotypes
Safe for immunodeficient pts
No risk of polio (to pt or contact)
Can combine with routine vaccines (DPT)
Salk (IPV)
Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)
Sabin
Polio vaccine - live attenuated
Replicates in gut and she in stool
Causes "herd immunity"
Easily administered
Induces sIgA in gut
Higher level of seroconversion after single dose
Sabin
VDPV = ________
vaccine derived polio virus
Vaccine derived polio virus is from _______ in the vaccine so that it resembles wild type polio
Mutations
VDPV viruses arise from the _____ vaccine
Oral polio vaccine = Sabin
VDPV comes from continuous replication and mutations in the ______ individual
Immunodeficient = iVDPV
VDPV can come from circulation in populations with low polio vaccine coverage --> can recombo with other ________
enteroviruses
VDPV that come from people with no known immunodeficiency or sewage isolates from an unknown source are ____-
ambiguous (aVDPVs)
Case of 44 yr old immunodeficient F who died of iVDPV - found iVDPV in ______
stool
VDPV isolated whose RNA sequences differ from OPV strain by greater than __% have replicated for at least 1yr+ after admin of OPV dose
1%
Polio outbreak in 2005 in ____ community - 4 kids id'ed
Amish
iVDPV is associated with ____ cell deficiencies (not _____)
Associated with B cell deficiencies (not T)
Unvaccinated college student who traveled to ____ developed polio from child in host family who had OPV --> she got paralytic polio but recovered
South America
Current ACIP recommendations for Polio vaccine
4 doses of IPV at
2 mos
4 mos
12-18 mos
4-6 yrs
ACIP recommends the IPV vaccine in 4 doses but also recommends using OPV vaccine for: (3)
-Mass vaccinations
- Unvaccinated kids traveling to endemic area in less than 4 wks
- For 3rd and 4th dose when parents object to injection
Leading cause of sporadic viral encephalitis
Herpes simplex 1
Outbreaks of viral encephalitis are usually associated with (2)
Enterovirus
Arbovirus
Arboviruses are ______ viruses
ARthropod BOrne
3 families of arboviruses
Togavirus
Flavivirus
Bunyavirus
Tick borne Arbovirus
Powassan
Arboviruses - Togaviruses (3)
Eastern equine encephalitis
WEE
Venezuelean EE
Arboviruses - Flaviviruses in US (3)
St Louis
West Nile
Powassan
Arboviruses - Bunyaviruses seen in US (2)
California
La Crosse
Arbovirus sub-category
+ RNA
Icosohedral
Enveloped
Togavirus
Arbovirus sub category
+RNA
enveloped
Flavivirus
Arbovirus sub category
-RNA
3 segments
Helical
Enveloped
Bunyavirus
Arboviruses enter human via a ____ or _____
Mosquito or tick
Replication of arbovirus occurs in _____ and ______ --> may be asx and clear
Vascular endothelial cells
Lymphatic cells
Dissemination of Arbovirus to CNS and other organs can cause (3)
Coma
Seizure
Paralysis
Dissemination of arbovirus can cause brain damage and is fatal in ___%
5%
Dissemination of _____ is more severe than other arboviruses - causes death in 1/3
EEE
Arboviruses: animal host is the reservoir - humans are a ____ host
dead-end
Outbreak of equine encephalitis may forewarn of ______
human epidemic
_____ are monitored in WNV
Birds
Most imp arbovirus in US (Used to be St Loius)
west nile virus
Most prevalent arbovirus worldwide
Japanese encephalitis
- Arbovirus present in Asia and Pacific
- Death in 25%, Neuro probs in 40%
- In mosquitos --> pigs and wading birds (domestiv pigs especially)
Japanese encephalitis
Flavivirus that cause milder sx's than St Louis and Japanese encephalitis
Also, usually not virulent for birds
West Nile virus
Outbreak of this arbovirus in NYC in 1999 - 54 cases, 6 deaths
west nile virus
Outbreak of WNV in 1999 originally thought to be from _____
Sprayed city with pesticides and educated on how to prevent mosquito bites
St Louis
Transmission of WNV (3)
- Mosquitos
- Blood transfusions
- Breastfeeding
A donor may be ____ negative for WNV but ____ positive and transmit it in blood transfusions
antibody negative
antigen positive
Prevention of arboviruses (4)
- Surveillance
- Decrease mosquito population
- Decrease exposure to mosquitos
- Vaccines
Rabies is a _______ virus
Rhabdovirus
-s RNA, helical, enveloped
Rabies
Associated with highest case fatality rate of any infectious dz's
Rabies
There is no medical tx that is effective once there are clinical signs of this (documented survival of 6 pts - 5 previously had vaccine)
Rabies
Most US cases of Rabies are associated with transmission from _____
bats
Rabies reservoir in mid-US
Skunks
Rabies reservoir in mid-Atlantic (and moving north)
Raccoons
Rabies reservoir in NE
Foxes
Rabies reservoir that is widspread but is especially in southwest
Bats
Rabies reservoir in southern Texas
Coyotes
In US, rabies accounts for 1-2 deaths/yr b/c of vaccine for cats and dogs developed in ____
1940s
In _____ rabies accounts for 25,000+ deaths/yr - 96% transmitted by dogs
India
The closer the animal bite is to the ____, the greater than chance of rabies
Face
Rabies has possible transmission via _____ --> in lab workers, spelunkers, exposure through breaks in skin or at mucosal surfaces
Aerosols
Once rabies virus ____, it loses its infectivity
Dries out
Rabies replicates in _____ and _____ with a 3-8 wk incubation period
Muscle and CT
Rabies replicates in muscle and CT and enteres peripheral nerves at ________
NM jx
Rabies travels with ______ to CNS --> 90%+ fatality at this point
nerve axons
Rabies disseminates from CNS to ______ and other tissues (does not appear to be spread via viremia)
Salivary glands
Intial rabies sx = general sickness + _______
abnormal sensation near wound
Rabies sx = painful, spasmodic ctx's of muscles involved in swallowing (can't even swallow water)--> drool to avoid swallowing
Hydrophobia
CNS sx's of rabies = agitation, depression, etc + these imp ones (5)
Dilated pupils
Hallucinations
Convulsions
Seizures
Coma
Death from rabies is usually the results of _________
respiratory paralysis
Extensive CNS damage in rabies to cerebral cortex, cerebellum, hippocampus, DRG and __________
demyelinization
Dx of Rabies (5)
- Negri bodies
- IF staining for viral antigens
- Isolate virus
- Serology
- RT-PCR
Cytoplasmic inclusion bodies of Rabies
- aggregates of viral nucleocapsids
- absence does not r/o rabies
Negri bodies
_____ staining to dx rabies --> do of brain, cornea, skin, nape of neck
Immunofluoresence
Can isolate rabies virus from ___ or ____ --> cell culture or inoculate infant mice
brain or saliva
2 vaccines available for rabies in US --> both are ________ virus and considered equally sage and efficacious
-Given to at risk people - vets, spelunkers, travelers, etc
Inactivated
PEP prophylaxis of rabies (3 steps)
- Wound tx
- Local admin of immune globulin (RIG)
- Vaccination
PEP rabies prophylaxis given to confine virus to site of entry - given to bite be all ______ and _____ animals are observed for 10 days and ______ are killed and examined immediately
Wild
Domestic
Bats
Rabies _____ protocol = after sx start = coma induction and administration of amantadine
Milwaukee
JC virus = in _____ family
Polyomavirus
Naked icosahedral virus
dsDNA
JC virus
Virus that causes T antigens to bind and inactivate p53 and Rb
JC virus
JC virus binds and inactivates ____ and ____ --> sends cells through cell cycle, facilitates productive viral replication
p53, Rb
JC virus thoguht to enter via _______ and then disseminates via viremia to the kidney
respiratory tract
JC viruses has latent infection in the _____ --> B cell and monocyte lineage cells
Kidney
Reactivation of ____ virus can occur in immunocompromised individuals --> secondary viremia and dissemination into CNS
JC virus
Productive, lytic infection in oligodendrocytes of this virus leads to ___________
Demyelinization
JC virus may produce transformation in ______ cells
Glial
Demyelinating disease occuring in immunocompromised people with JC
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)
Viral dz that impairs speech, vision, coordination, cognition
--> paralysis of arms and legs progresses to death
AIDS defining
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
Dx of PML based on (2)
- Viral JC DNA in CSF (PCR)
- MRI or CT showing lesions in white matter
JC associated with CNS tumors (5)
Medulloblastoma
Oligodendroglioma
Astrocytoma
Glioblastoma
Ependymoma