Arborviral diseases

Question 1

CA - West Nile encephalitis

Answer 1

West Nile encephalitis virus

Question 2

Sxs - west Nile encephalitis

Answer 2

Fever, headache, NEUROLOGICAL SXS (brain-inflammation) and sometimes POLIO-LIKE PARALYSIS

Question 3

Reservoir - west Nile encephalitis

Answer 3

Birds (CROWS), rodents

Question 4

Transmission - west Nile encephalitis

Answer 4

Bite from mosquito

Question 5

Preventative measures - west Nile encephalitis

Answer 5

• NO vaccines
• Vector control

Question 6

Treatment - west Nile encephalitis

Answer 6

None

Question 7

Misc - west Nile encephalitis

Answer 7

• most cases asymptomatic
• all over US

Question 8

CA - St. Louis encephalitis

Answer 8

St. Louis encephalitis virus

Question 9

Sxs - St. Louis encephalitis

Answer 9

Fever, headache, NEUROLOGICAL SXS (brain-inflammation)

Question 10

Reservoir - St. Louis encephalitis

Answer 10

Birds

Question 11

Prevention - St. Louis encephalitis

Answer 11

Vector control
No vaccine

Question 12

Misc - St. Louis encephalitis

Answer 12

• usually adults over 40 years old
• Central US

Question 13

CA - Eastern equine encephalitis

Answer 13

Eastern equine encephalitis virus

Question 14

Sxs - eastern equine encephalitis

Answer 14

Fever, headache, NEUROLOGICAL SXS (brain-inflammation)

Question 15

Reservoir - eastern equine encephalitis

Answer 15

HORSES & birds

Question 16

Transmission - eastern equine encephalitis

Answer 16

Bite from mosquito

Question 17

Prevention - eastern equine encephalitis

Answer 17

Vector control
No vaccine

Question 18

Treatment - eastern equine encephalitis

Answer 18

None

Question 19

Misc - eastern equine encephalitis

Answer 19

• over 30% mortality in humans
• southeast US

Question 20

CA - yellow fever

Answer 20

Yellow fever virus

Question 21

Sxs - yellow fever

Answer 21

• Fever, muscle pain, rash, JAUNDICE
• blood vessel damage, hemorrhage in severe cases

Question 22

Reservoir - yellow fever

Answer 22

WILD MONKEYS

Question 23

Transmission - yellow fever

Answer 23

Bite from mosquito

Question 24

Prevention - yellow fever

Answer 24

• Vector control
• VACCINE AVAILABLE

Question 25

Treatment - yellow fever

Answer 25

None

Question 26

Yellow fever is AKA as

Answer 26

JUNGLE FEVER

Question 27

CA - dengue

Answer 27

Dengue virus

Question 28

Sxs - dengue

Answer 28

• Fever, muscle pain, rash
• blood vessel damage, hemorrhage in severe cases

Question 29

Reservoir - dengue

Answer 29

Humans

Question 30

Transmission - dengue

Answer 30

Bite from mosquitos

Question 31

Prevention - dengue

Answer 31

• vector control
• no vaccine available

Question 32

Treatment - dengue

Answer 32

None

Question 33

CA - ebola

Answer 33

Ebola virus

Question 34

Sxs - Ebola

Answer 34

• fever, muscle pain, rash
• blood vessel damage, PROFUSE HEMORRHAGE in severe cases

Question 35

Reservoir - Ebola

Answer 35

Cave -dwelling fruit bats

Question 36

Transmission - Ebola

Answer 36

• spread by contact with animal blood & animal waste products
• spread by infected human body fluids

Question 37

Prevention - Ebola

Answer 37

Vaccine

Question 38

Treatment - Ebola

Answer 38

None

Question 39

Misc - Ebola

Answer 39

• NOT spread by arthropod vector
• 90% mortality rate

Question 40

CA - Zika virus

Answer 40

Zika virus

Question 41

Sxs - Zika

Answer 41

• fever, muscle pain, rash, CONJUNCTIVITIS (pink eye)
• MOSTLY NEUROLOGICAL SXS, some blood vessel damage

Question 42

Reservoir - Zika

Answer 42

WILD MONKEYS

Question 43

Transmission - Zika

Answer 43

• bite from mosquito
• sexually transmitted, from mother to fetus, blood transfusions

Question 44

Prevention - Zika

Answer 44

Vector control
No vaccine

Question 45

Treatment - Zika

Answer 45

None

Question 46

Misc - Zika

Answer 46

• infection during pregnancy —> microcephaly (small brain in infants)