ch. 7 Flashcards
What is Herpes Type 1?
Cold sores (herpes labialis)
What is the stage called when you feel a tingling sensation with Herpes starting to show?
Prodrome
What is Herpes Type 2?
Genital sores
What is Herpes Type 3?
Varicella Zoster Virus
What is Herpes Type 4?
Epstein Barr Virus
What is Herpes type 5?
Cytomegalo virus
What is Herpes type 8?
Kaposi’s sarcoma virus?
How does the laser kill the herpes virus?
the heat kills the replicating virus
· Where does HSV reside in type 6,7?
cd4 lymphocytes
What type of virus is HSV?
DNA
How is HSV 1 vs 2 spread?
Type1: saliva or active perioral lesions
Type 2: sexual contact
Where is HSV type 1 latent?
Trigeminal ganglion
What’s HSV type 1 called in young kids vs older?
Young: gingivostomatitis (acute herpetic gingivostomatitis)
Older: pharyngotonsillitis
What’s the leading infectious cause of blindness?
HSV
What types of HSV can cause pharyngotonsillitis?
Type 1
Type 2
What is a cold sore called?
Herpes labialis
What herpes do wrestlers get?
Herpes gladiatorum