Gunthard Flashcards
1
Q
What’s the percentage of adults with EBV positive IgG ?
A
95% !
2
Q
How do you diagnose FSME ?
A
Serology test for igG IgM or PCR from the cerebrospinal fluid. But PCR won’t be often positive at the beginning of neurological symptoms.
3
Q
What complications can Measles have ?
A
Otitis, pneumonia,
Encephalitis, and a horrible thing called sclerosing panencephalitis with 100% mortality rate.
4
Q
What’s a complication of Dengue ?
A
Haemorrhagic fever if re infection with different subtype.
5
Q
How can you diagnose dengue ?
A
Serology
Clinical assesment or..
PCR of the serum samples.
6
Q
What’s the human cytomegalovirus tramission routes ?
A
Saliva, sexual, perinatally, and blood products.
7
Q
How can the HCMV be diagnosed ?
A
Serology, DNA PCR of plasma, or histology of lung or brain.
