Ch. 19 - Skin and Wounds Part 4 Flashcards
Singles aka
Herpes zoster
HHV-3 is what kind of virus?
DNA virus
Mode of transmission for shingles?
Reactivated latent virus in 15% of people who have had chickenpox
Benign epithelial growths on the skin or mucous membranes?
warts
What causes warts?
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
What kind of virus is HPV?
DNA virus
Mode of transmission for warts?
Direct contact, fomites, autinoculation
What are papillomas?
Common warts
Where are seed warts?
Fingers and toes
Where are flat warts?
Trunk, face, elbows, knees
Where are plantar warts?
Soles of feet
Most warts are ____?
harmless
Which warts have an induration with a black center?
Plantar warts
What is “exanthems”?
rash
What is another name for measles?
rubeola
What is a key sign of measles?
KOPLICK’S SPOTS appear on the mucous membrane of mouth. (rash then appears on head and spreads over the body)
What causes measles?
Measles virus
What is technical name for measles virus?
morbillivirus
What type of virus is measles?
RNA virus
Mode of transmission for measles/rubeola?
spread in air via respiratory droplets
Is measles contagious?
Yes, highly
Measles sometimes causes what?
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)
Vaccine for measles has ________ in the US.
Eliminated endemic measles
Rubella is also known as?
German measles
Signs of rubella?
RASH of flat, pink to red spots
German measles aka
3 day measles
What causes rubella?
Rubella virus
Technical name for rubella virus?
rubivirus
Rubivirus is what type of virus?
RNA virus
How is rubella spread?
Via air through respiratory droplets
Infection of pregnant women with rubella can cause what?
Congenital rubella syndrome (CSR) - causing birth defects or death of fetus.
What is known as 1st disease of the 5 classical childhood exanthems?
Rubeola (measles)
What is the 2nd disease of the 5 classical childhood exanthems?
Scarlet fever
What is the 3rd disease of the 5 classical childhood exanthems?
Rubella (German measles)
What is the 5th disease of the 5 classical childhood exanthems?
Erythema infectiosum
What is the 6th disease of the 5 classical childhood exanthems?
roseola
Is there a 4th disease of 5 classical childhood exanthems?
NO
What causes scarlet fever?
Streptococcus pyogenes
In congenital rubella syndrome, what occurs in 20% of cases?
Spontaneous abortion
What vaccine is aimed at preventing rubella infections in pregnant women?
MMR
What causes Erythema infectiosum?
Parvovirus B19
What type of virus is Parvovirus B19?
DNA virus
What are signs of Erythema infectiosum?
Redding of a skin that RESEMBLES SLAP
Erythema infectiosum aka?
“slapped cheek syndrome”
In Erythema infectiosum, when is the person no longer infectious?
Once rash is present
Mode of transmission for Erythema infectiosum?
spread mostly by droplets
What aggravates Erythema infectiosum?
Sunlight
Is there a vaccine for Erythema infectiosum?
NO
Signs and symptoms of roseola?
Rose-colored rash, mono like symptoms.
What causes roseola?
HHV-6
HHV-6 aka
roseolovirus
What kind of virus is HHV-6/roseolovirus
DNA virus
Mode of transmission for roseola?
Person to person transfer, most likely by transfer of oral secretions
Roseola may be linked to what condition?
Multiple sclerosis
Roseola may make people more susceptible to what disease?
AIDS
Vaccine for roseola?
no