RNA PART III Flashcards
Ebola virus natural host
fruit bat (Pteropodidae family)
Elbola virus can be transmitted via infected what animal?
Bats or primates
Ebola viurs is under what family?
Filoviridae
Ebola virus targets?
endothelial cells, phagocytes, hepatocytes
Ebola virus incubation period
2-21 days
can progress to DIC, diffuse hemorrhage, shock - high mortality rate (100%)
Ebola virus
Diagnosis ebola virus
ELISA
ANTIGEN TEST
RT PCR
Flaviridae viruses
Dengue virus
Zika virus
Yellow fever Virus
West Nile Vorus
Dengue virus transmission
bite of female Aedes aegypti mosquito (A. albopictus)
Dengue virus spectrum of disease
Dengue fever (Breakbone fever)
Dengue hemorrhagic fever
Dengue virus diagnosis
NS1 antigen, RT-PCR, Dengue IgM and IgG, and CBC (platelet count)
How to confirm dengue virus?
Perform viral culture isolation And PCR
Severe dengue symptoms
Severe plasma leakage
Severe bleeding
Severe organ impairment
Zika virus transmission
Aedes mosquito bites
Zika virus spectrum of disease
conjunctivitis, low-grade fever, muscle and joint pain, headache, and photophobia.