[7] Other Viral Diseases

Question 1

MOT: direct contact with bodily fluids or
transplacentally (mom from the child)
- Can infect people with HIV and can
eventually lead to organ failure, eye damage,
and blindness

Answer 1

Cytomegalovirus

Question 2

Causes both upper and lower respiratory
diseases in people of all ages

Answer 2

Metapneumovirus

Question 3

Estimated to be the 2nd most common
cause of viral respiratory disease

Answer 3

Metapneumovirus

Question 4

Enveloped, unsegmented -ssRNA virus in
the family Paramoxyviridae

Answer 4

Metapneumovirus

Question 5

Three strains cause croup (harsh, barking
cough) and viral pneumonia
- Enveloped, unsegmented -ssRNA virus in
the family Paramoxyviridae
- Occur primarily in young children, closely
resembles the common cold
- Requires insertion of a breathing tube

Answer 5

Parainfluenza
virus