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(3) Intro to Infectious Diseases and Viruses (Putthoff) Flashcards

1
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What are the 6 most clinically significant DNA VIRUSES in the US?

A
  1. Parvovirus
  2. Papovavirus
  3. Adenovirus
  4. Herpesvirus
  5. Hepadnavirus
  6. Poxvirus

***Knowing these 6 is important, because you can infer that the others are RNA viruses!!

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What are the diarrheal/visceral-associated viruses?

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  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B, C
  • Norovirus
  • Rotavirus
  • Ebola/Marburg
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3
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What are the CNS/PNS effecting viruses?

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  • Hantavirus
  • West nile
  • Arboviruses
  • Rabies
  • Rubella
  • VZ
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4
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What are the Skin associated viruses?

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  • Smallpox
  • Poxviridae
  • HPV
  • Herpesviridae
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5
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What are the URI-associated viruses?

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  • Influenza
  • Parainfluenza
  • RSV
  • Rhinovirus
  • Adenovirus
  • Mumps
  • Measles
  • Chickenpox
  • EBV
  • Parvovirus
  • Poliovirus
  • Hantavirus
  • Coronavirus
  • Coxsackie
  • West nile
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6
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Which is the only form of Hepatitis that we do NOT worry about chronically?

A

Hepatitis A virus

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7
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Which are the most worrisome hepatitis forms?

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Hep B and C

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Look over table 8-6 in Robbins

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9
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State the disease associated with the species:

Varicella-zoster virus

A

Checkenpox, shingles

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State the disease associated with the species:

Herpes simplex virus 1

A

Oral herpes (“cold sore”)

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State the disease associated with the species:

Herpes simplex virus 2

A

Genital herpes

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12
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State the disease associated with the species:

Epstein-Barr virus

A

Infectious mononucleosis

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13
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State the disease associated with the species:

Papillomavirus

A

Condyloma

Cervical carcinoma

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14
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What is the HHAPPPy mneumonic referring to?

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Most common DNA viruses

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15
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State what each part of the HHAPPPy mneumonic is referring to

A

Herpes

Hep B

Adenovirus

Pox

Parvo

Papilloma

*DNA viruses

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16
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Latent infections

Commonly refer to:

A

Herpesviruses

17
Q

HIV-1 vs HIV-2

Which is more prevalent in the US?

Where is the other most prevalent?

A

HIV-1 is most prevelent in US

HIV-2 is most prevelent in Africa

18
Q

Which form of Influenza is the most routinely affects people?

A

Influenza A

19
Q

Why is the Influenza A virus considered to be most concerning?

A

Influenza A viruses are found in many different animals. This allows the virus to re-assort, which can create a protein constituency that has never been seen before.

20
Q

Why are SARS and MERS particularly concerning?

A

Most of the time, a virus doesn’t cause enough lung injury to kill you.

HOWEVER!!!!

With SARS and MERS, these viruses DIRECTLY cause enough damage to kill

21
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What does rhabdovirus cause?

A

Rabies

22
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What are characteristic findings with rhabdovirus?

A

Negri bodies

Brainstem encaphalitis

When symptomatic and without treatment, invariably fatal

23
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What are the viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever and could be potential bioweapons?

A

Filoviridae [Ebola, Marburg]

Arenaviridae [Lassa fever; Rift valley fever]

Flaviviridae [West nile virus, Hantavirus, Yellow fever/Dengue]

24
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What are general statements that would lead you to suspect a bacterial infection?

A
  • Hgih counts; left shit/PMNs
  • High fevers
  • Often diagnosed by culture
  • Skin manifestations
25
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What are general statements that would lead you to suspect a viral infection?

A
  • Lower counts, no PMN shift
  • Lower fevers
  • Diagnosed w/ serology
  • May have unusual effects on red cells and platelets
  • Effects on reticuloendothelial system
26
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What does the word arbovirus come from?

A

ARthropod-BOrne virus

27
Q

What is the most dangerous animal alive according to Dr. Putthoff?

A

MOSQUITOS

28
Q

What are the 3 most important mosquito genera in terms of human disease?

A

Anopheles

Aedes

Culex

29
Q

Mosquitos transmit many diseases.

Most of those are?

A

Viral

30
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What are examples of parasitic infections transmitted by mosquitos?

A

Malaria

Filariasis

31
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What are examples of viral infections transmitted by mosquitos?

A

Dengue

Chikungunya

Yellow fever

Zika

West Nile

Japanese encaphalitis

Saint Louis encephalitis, WEE, EEE, VEE

La Crosse encephalitis

32
Q

What is the relationship b/w Botflies and Mosquitos?

A

Botflies lay eggs on mosquitos, when the mosquitos land on host, the eggs drop off onto the host and parasitize!

33
Q

The FIRST most common insect related creature that infects humans is : Mosquitos.

What is second?

A

Ticks

34
Q

Which are most of the human borne issues due to…

Hard ticks

or

Soft ticks

A

Hard ticks

35
Q

What is the only disease transmitted by soft ticks?

A

Tick-borne relapsing fever

***All the rest are related to hard ticks

36
Q

What is tick paralysis?

A

Just the toxin of a tick, is virulent in some individuals

37
Q

What is a mite?

A

TINY ubiquitious arthropods

38
Q

What is the mite of the KC area?

A

Pyemotes herfsi

39
Q

This is what I found when I searched “tick meme”

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