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| Norwalk virus (Calcini Virus) |
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| What is the main vector of Flavi viruses? |
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| What is another name for Anthropod Borne Viruses? |
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| What are the intended mammals of Flavi viruses? |
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| What is the mojor cause of arboviral encepalitis? |
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| Flavivirus (St. Louis encepalitis) |
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| Patient complains of stiff neck and convolusions. They have a high fever and appear disoriented with tremoros. They eventually fall into a coma. Hx and phyiscal show a insect bite mark. What do they have? |
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| West Nile Virus (Flavivirus) |
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| What causes Break Bone Fever? |
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| What causes black vomit and jaundice in South/Central Americana and Africa? |
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| Yellow Fever (Flavivirus) |
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| What of viruses does Hep C belong to? |
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| How is Rubella transmitted? |
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| What virus family causes Rubella? |
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| Infant becomes sick shortly after birth and a rash is noted (starting from the head downward)as well as cataracts being formed in their eyes. What does the child have? |
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| Rubella (She said every question about rubella should contain something about an infant getting cataracts) |
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| How are Picorna viruses transmitted? |
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| What type of gastroenteritis does Picorna virues cause? |
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| None! Even though they are passed via Fecal-Oral, they don't cause any gastro issues. |
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| What family of virues does the Rhinovirus come from? |
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| Where does Picorna viruses replicate? |
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| mucosa and lymphoid tissues |
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| What RNA virus family is the Polio virus from? |
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| What is special about Polio virus in reference to what it does to its infected cells? |
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| It lysis them. Polio virus is cytolytic! |
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| What antibody can be useful against the Polio virus? |
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| What are the 5 forms of Polio virus? |
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Asymptomatic
Abortive
Non-Paralytic
Paralytic
Bulbar Poliomyleitis |
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| What is special about the paralytic form of polio? |
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| Pt will get flaccid paralysis but with no sensory loss |
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| What muscles does the bulbar poliomyleitis form of polio affect? |
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| muscles of the pharynx, vocal cords, and respiratory. |
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| What is the classical finding of Herpangina (coxsackie A)? |
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| vesicular ulcerated lesions around soft palate and uvula |
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| Hand Foot and Mouth disease is caused by what virus? |
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| Coxsackie A16 (A picorna virus) |
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| Pleurodyna (Devils Grip) is caused by what virus? |
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| Coxsackie B (a picorna virus) |
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| What virus family does hep A belong to? |
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| How is Hep A transmitted? |
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| Undercooked/Raw shellfish from sewage infested waters..... yummy |
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| Why does eating a hot bowl of soup work to help cure the common cold? |
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| The rhinovirus likes to grow at 33C... by increasing the temp via the steam from the soup, it helps kill the virus. |
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| Repeated infections of what virus gets worse every time? (Fever-> Hemorrhaging->Shock) |
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