(066) Poliomyelitis Flashcards
The common route of infection for CNS invasion?
What are the types of C.N.S. diseases that can viruses cause?
Common pathogens involved with Meningitis?
enteroviruses & HSV
Common pathogens involved with Encephalitis?
HSV, enteroviruses & rabies
What is Meningoencephalitis?
Encephalitis with meningitis
What is Encephalitis?
Encephalitis: Inflammation &Infections of the brain
What is Encephalomyelitis?
Encephalitis with involvement of the spinal cord
➢There are four principle routes by which infectious agents enter the C.N.S:
blood vessels invovled in Hematogenous MICROBIAL INVASION OF CNS?
cerebral/ meningeal blood vessels
The Most common route of C.N.S infection?
Hematogenous
Examples of routes for C.N.S infection from nearby infected area?
- sinusitis of frontal or mastoid sinuses
-Infected tooth
-middle ear infection
Meaning of ‘Poliomyelitis’ word and the CNS structure it attacks?
Poliovirus Reservoirs?
- Humans are the only reservoir of poliovirus infection.
- Although Human and monkey are susceptible to poliovirus
The polio virus is inactivated through:
The polio virus is inactivated chlorination of water
Another name for Poliomyelitis?
Infantile Paralysis
Systems affected by Poliomyelitis?
• Poliomyelitis is an acute infection of the G.I.T. and occasionally the C.N.S
Mode of Infection for Poliomyelitis?
ingestion of contaminated food and drinks by stool from infected human (feco-oral transmission)
Incubation period for Poliomyelitis?
Poliovirus infection cycle? 6stages
The most common stage polio infection?
Its route and symptoms
Initial Stage of polio infection when The virus reaches the CNS?
Complications and fate
Most advanced stage of poliomyelitis?
-Initial structures affected
-When does it become fatal
Immunity following poliovirus infection in terms of:
- longivity
-specificity
Diagnosis of polio?
Treatment of polio? 4points
WHY OPV? (Benifits)
- and mention it’s bad side
Polio Endemic areas:?
