Encephalitis Flashcards
(20 cards)
1-30 day incubation period
Coxsackie
Fecal-oral transmission
Coxsackie
Intestinal shedding up to 30 days
Coxsackie
Summer/fall
Coxsackie
Treated early with pleconaril
Coxsackie
Destruction of one temporal lobe
HSV-1
Behavioral abnormalities
HSV-1
Treated with acyclovir
HSV-1
Caused by a lack of receptors in skin cells
VZV
Effects dermatomes
VZV
Causes cerebellum ataxia ~21 days after rash
VZV
Late winter/early spring
VZV
Infectious ~48 hours before rash and lasts throughout
VZV
Forms bullet shaped cells/negri bodies
Rabies
Remains cell associated
Rabies
Replicates in the cytoplasm
Rabies
Incubation phase of rabies
Replicates in muscle, lasts weeks to months
Prodrome phase of rabies
Virus infects peripheral nerves and travels to drosal root ganglia
Infects salivary glands, nasal mucosa and cornea
Rabies
Can use active immunization
Rabies