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Common subgroups of enterovirus
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Poliovirus
Hepatitis A Echo Coxackie |
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Features of Poliovirus
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Enterovirus
fecal/oral transmission 7-14 day incubation salk vaccine: inactivated sabin vaccine: live-attenuated given orally |
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Features of Hepatitis A Virus
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Enterovirus
fecal/oral trans in 3rd world, child care centers, sexual, improper food handling, or shellfish 15-50 day incubation, avg 28 |
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main point of Echo & Coxachie viruses
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important causes of VIRAL MENINGITIS
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Features of Rhinoviruses
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freq cause of COMMON COLD
2-4 day incubation spread by contact/inhalation of respiratory secretions |
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Features of Hepatitis C virus
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Flavivirus (or Caliciviridae)
Responsible for post-transfusion hepatitis ~4 mil in US infected usually takes 10-20 yrs b4 it causes damage |
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Features of Rotavirus
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Reoviridae
wheel-like appearance under EM Major cause of VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS in infants/young fecal/oral trans, treatment by reducing dehydration |
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Features of Yellow fever
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a Flavivirus caused disease
Spread by mosquito: Aedes aegypti affects major organs systemic disease progression |
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Features of Dengue
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Flavivirus caused
spread by Aedes aegypti mosquito 2-7 day incubation period acute fever, chills, headache, arthralgia, ostealgia Den. hemorr fever severe and deadly form of disesase |
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Features of Rubrivirus
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aka German Measles
rash, fever, lymphadenopathy spread by nasopharyngeal secretions can cause fetal infection => birth defects |
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Features of Influenza virus
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Orthomyxoviridae (helical symmetry w/ envelope)
FEVER, MYALGIA, COUGH can cause pandemics |
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Features of Mumps
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caused by Paramyxovirus type
acute general infection in adolescents swelling/tenderness of salivary glands 18-21 day incubation period vaccine given to young children |
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Features of Measles virus
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Morbillivirus
highly contagious seen in children cough, coryza, fever, maculopapular rash pneumonia typical complication |
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Features of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
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classified as Pneumovirus
major cause of lower respiratory tract illness in young children full immunity after infection not occurs=reinfection poss entry by nasal/conjunctivial route |
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Features of Rabies
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Lyssavirus
infection of CNS, acquired by contact w/ rabid animal thru saliva or blood |
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Features of Hantavirus
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Trans by rodent feces and urine
referred to "sin nombre" severe respiratory infection |
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general basic Features of HIV
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Features of Papillomavirus
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part of Papovaviridae
over 70 different types known can cause warts, many in genitalia can lead to carcinomas of genital tracts |
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Features of Adenoviridae
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can cause acute infections of respiratory system and conjunctiva
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Features of Herpes Simplex
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HSV-1 causes gingivostomatitis (cold sores)
HSV-2 causes herpes genitalis (genital lesions) & can cause complications to infants in vaginal delivery spread by physical contact Most w/ HSV-1 or 2 don't exhibit characteristic clinical disease |
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Features of Varicellavirus VZV (z for zoster)
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Causes Chickenpox, spreads by aerosols (atypical of herpesviridae)
Herpes Zoster (shingles) affects older people when virus is reactivated |
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Features of Cytomegalovirus
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a cause of CMV mononucleosis
mostly affects immunocompromised |
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Features of Epstein-Barr virus
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most common cause of Infectious mono
oncogenic virus: assoc w/ Burkitt's Lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
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Features of Poxviridae
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most complex group of viruses known
have double-stranded DNA special enzymes to replicate in cytoplasm of host cells |
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Features of Vaccinia virus
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part of Poxviridae, origin thought to be from cowpox
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Features of Variola (smallpox)
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cause of Smallpox
Variola infection limited to humans and some monkeys officially eradicated in 1980 multiple pustules form |
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Features of Hepatitis B virus
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part of Hepadnaviridae
trans by blood exposure, sexual contact, or transplacental variable symptoms |
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Features of Ebola virus
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cause of severe hemorrhagic fever
5-10 day incubation period morbidity usually by second week |
