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RNA PART III Flashcards

1
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Ebola virus natural host

A

fruit bat (Pteropodidae family)

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2
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Elbola virus can be transmitted via infected what animal?

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Bats or primates

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3
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Ebola viurs is under what family?

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Filoviridae

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Ebola virus targets?

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endothelial cells, phagocytes, hepatocytes

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Ebola virus incubation period

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2-21 days

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can progress to DIC, diffuse hemorrhage, shock - high mortality rate (100%)

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Ebola virus

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7
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Diagnosis ebola virus

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ELISA
ANTIGEN TEST
RT PCR

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8
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Flaviridae viruses

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Dengue virus
Zika virus
Yellow fever Virus
West Nile Vorus

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Dengue virus transmission

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bite of female Aedes aegypti mosquito (A. albopictus)

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10
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Dengue virus spectrum of disease

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Dengue fever (Breakbone fever)
Dengue hemorrhagic fever

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Dengue virus diagnosis

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NS1 antigen, RT-PCR, Dengue IgM and IgG, and CBC (platelet count)

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How to confirm dengue virus?

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Perform viral culture isolation And PCR

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13
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Severe dengue symptoms

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Severe plasma leakage
Severe bleeding
Severe organ impairment

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Zika virus transmission

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Aedes mosquito bites

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Zika virus spectrum of disease

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conjunctivitis, low-grade fever, muscle and joint pain, headache, and photophobia.

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Zika virus complications

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microcephaly and Guillain- Barre syndrome

17
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Yellow fever virus reservoir

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Monkey or human

18
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Yellow fever virus MOT

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bite of Aedes or Haemagogus mosquito

19
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Yellow fever virus spectrum of disease

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characterized by jaundice and fever

20
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Prostration and shock occur, accompanied by upper gastrointestinal tract hemorrhage with hematemesis (“black vomit”)

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Yellow fever virus

21
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Yellow fever virus diagnosis

A

Councilman bodies (liver biopsy)

22
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West nile virus transmissio

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bites of Culex mosquito

23
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West nile virus spectrum of disease

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Encephalitis

24
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acronym for arthropod-borne virus and
highlights the fact that these viruses are transmitted by arthropods, primarily mosquitoes and ticks.

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Arbovirus

25
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Most arboviruses are classified in three families, namely

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togaviruses, flaviviruses, and bunyaviruses

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