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| chicken pox causative agent |
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varicella zooster virus
VZV |
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dsDNA
polyhedral capsule
envelope
large |
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incubation 10-23 days
vesicular rash, fever, headache, fatigue, sore throat, anorexia, irritability, itching |
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vesicular pustular rash along a nerve from one dorsal root
pain |
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supportive care
antihistamines, calomine lotion, antipyretics, fluids |
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dsDNA
polyhedral capsid
envelope
large |
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| direct, fomites, requires saliva exchange |
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children: asymptomatic
adults: 4-7 weeks incubation
fever, tonsilitis, lymphoadenopathy, fatigue |
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entry: directed contact with saliva
attachment: oropharynx epithelium, b lymphocytes
avoid: intracellular, latent provirus formation
damage: immunological civil war - activated t cells attack infected b cells
exit: shed from cells infected cells in salvia |
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| atypical lymphocytes in blood |
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supportive care
bed rest, fever treatment, sore throat treat. fluids |
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difficult
risk decreased by frequent hand washing |
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ssRNA negative
helical capsid
enveloped |
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| airbourne, droplet, fomite, direct |
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incubation 10-14 days
cough, conjunctivitis, fever, Koplik spots, macular rash |
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entry: respiratory
attach: mucosa, alveolar macrophages
avoid: intracellular
overcome: destroys t cells
damage: syncytia formation, inflammation
exit: respiratory route |
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koplick spots
macular rash |
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supportive care
fever, fluids, oxygen and hospitalization |
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MMR vaccine
very effective |
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MMR vaccine
very effective |
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