Encephalitis Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
Q

1-30 day incubation period

A

Coxsackie

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2
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Fecal-oral transmission

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Coxsackie

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3
Q

Intestinal shedding up to 30 days

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Coxsackie

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4
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Summer/fall

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Coxsackie

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5
Q

Treated early with pleconaril

A

Coxsackie

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6
Q

Destruction of one temporal lobe

A

HSV-1

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7
Q

Behavioral abnormalities

A

HSV-1

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8
Q

Treated with acyclovir

A

HSV-1

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9
Q

Caused by a lack of receptors in skin cells

A

VZV

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10
Q

Effects dermatomes

A

VZV

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11
Q

Causes cerebellum ataxia ~21 days after rash

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VZV

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12
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Late winter/early spring

A

VZV

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13
Q

Infectious ~48 hours before rash and lasts throughout

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VZV

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14
Q

Forms bullet shaped cells/negri bodies

A

Rabies

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15
Q

Remains cell associated

A

Rabies

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16
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Replicates in the cytoplasm

17
Q

Incubation phase of rabies

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Replicates in muscle, lasts weeks to months

18
Q

Prodrome phase of rabies

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Virus infects peripheral nerves and travels to drosal root ganglia

19
Q

Infects salivary glands, nasal mucosa and cornea

20
Q

Can use active immunization