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Adeno, Entero Rhino Corona virus
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03/04/2009

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Term
Name four types of viruses that can cause the common cold
Definition
rhinoviridae
coronaviridae
adenoviridae
enteroviridae
Term
Viral Infections of the respiratory tract from top to lungs
Definition
commong cold
pharyngitis
laryngitis
larryngotracheobronchitis
bronchitis
bronchopneumonia
the flu
Term
resipratory disease contitutes more than_____ of the hospitalizations for infants (less than 1)
Definition
half
Term
Whoi among patients is at a higher risk for infectious disease hospitalization
Definition
younger infants
boys
non-white
Term
290,000
Definition
the number of hospitalizations among infants int he US
Term
43 percent
Definition
The percentage of hospitalizations that have to due with infectious disease among infants.
Term
There is an admission amongst one in every _____ infants.
Definition
14
Term
Total days and cost of infectious disease hospitalization
Definition
1 million days
690 million dollars in total cost
Term
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection makes up
Definition
60 percent of all infectious disease hospitalzations.
Term
All respiratory viruses are RNA viruses except
Definition
adenovirus
Term
All respiratory viruses have multiple serotypes except
Definition
RSV
Term
Respiratory viruses are predominantly _______ agents.
Definition
winter
Term
The major sites of respiratory virus transmission are
Definition
home and school
Term
Transmission of respiratory viruses occurs most frequently by
Definition
hand to hand contact
Term
sharing cups is/is not an effective way to transmit a respiratory virus
Definition
is NOT
Term
Andrea Raducan
Definition
gymnast who wona gold medal in 2004. But her doctor prescribed her decongestant nurofen and she was dqued for having pseudoephedrine in her system. doctor banned for two years
Term
Rhino virus
1) family
2) type of nucleic acid
3) replicates better in ____
4) labile in______
Definition
picornavirus
+stranded dna
cold-nose conjunctiva
acid
Term
Rhinovirus uses_____ to adhere and diapedese
Definition
ICAM
Term
How many rhinoinfections do infants get?
Definition
10 or so
Term
When are rhinoviruses most common in the USA? In the tropics?
Definition
Rhino viruses are most common in the early fall and early spring in the United states and i the rainy season in the tropics.
Term
What is the incubation and mean duration of symptoms in a rhino virus?
Definition
2-3 days incubation
7 days of symptoms
Term
which is not a rhinoviridae symptom
1) nose congestion
2) rhinorhea
3)sorethroat
4)fever
5) cough
6) hoarseness
Definition
4) fever
Term
True or False, Rhino virus have clinical pulmonary involvement
Definition
False
subclinical pulmonary involvement
Term
Rhinoviridae is more ______ in smokers nad the -_________
Definition
severe
immunocompromised.
Term
How to prevent cold?
Definition
Wash hands
Term
Adeno virus
-nucleic acid
-What makes it virulent
-How many serotypes? How many affect humans?
Definition
double stranded
Virulence are caused by 12 pentons
100 serotypes of which 50 affect humans.
Term
Clinical symptoms of adeno virus
Definition
conjunctivitis
febrile pharynx
penumonia
pertussis like syndrome
gastroenteritis
acute hemorrhagic cystitis
Gastroenteritis
Term
High Risk Adenovirus hosts
Definition
native americans
military
immunosuppressed hosts
babies
Term
Entero virus
family
nucleic acid
Definition
picora virus
acid stable
single stranded positive naked
Term
CLinical manifestations of enteroviruses
Definition
febrile illness
illness with rashes
herpangia
respiratory infections
hemorrhagic conjunctivitis
Myocarditis
perinatal infections
Mengingitis/Encephalitis
Term
Hand foot and mouth disease
Definition
an enterovirus
Term
Coronavirus virulence factors
Definition
Peplomers
Term
SARS is a
Definition
coronavirus with a bimodal spike in virulence.
epidemic of 8000 cases
774 deaths
Term
Clinical outcome of SARS
Definition
20 percent admitted
15 percent on a ventilator
10 persent died

increased risk of death with age and co morbidity
Term
Immunity is _______ specific
Definition
serotype
Term
Corona virus
Definition
ss+ enveloped
3 known serotypes
transmission: hand to hand

re-infection can occur with same serotype
diagnosis: usually not
symptomatic treatment
5-10 percent of adult colds
Term
SARS incubation period
Definition
14 days
Term
Bi phasic model of SARS
Definition
fever prodrome-begins with a high fever sometimes associated with chills hedache general feeling of discomfort mild respiratory symptoms body ache diahrrhea
the respiratory phase
dry nonproductiv cough dyspnea and hypoxia
Term
Diagnosis of SARS
Definition
RTPCR
serologic testing
viral culture
Term
Enterovirus infection time
Definition
summer
Term
Adenovirus mode of transmission
Definition
respiratory or fecal oral
Term
Enterovirus mode of transmission
Definition
fecal-oral
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