chapter 8 Flashcards
what hsv primarily causes oropharyngeal disease(including intraoral and eye)
hsv1
which hsv causes genital disease, which is considered a sexually transmitted disease
hsv2
when does primary herpes infection (primary herpetic gingivostomatitis) occur
infants/children
symptoms of primary herpes
fever, malaise, nausea, vomiting; painful intraoral vesicles on oral mucosa– form ulcers with red haloes; gen gingivitis
treatment of primary herpes infection
fluids and analgesics(tylenol)– don’t give aspirin to people under 16 could cause reyes
what is recurrent herpes simplex virus infection
hsv1 occurs adults who preveiously had primary herpes(fever blisters)
when will herpes lesions resolve itself
10-14 days
should antibiotics of corticosteriods be used to treat recurrent herpes infection
no
what do antiherpetic drugs end in
-ci/yclovir
what is used to treat herpes labialis
otc analgesic medications– dont actually stop virus
action of antiviral agents
incorporates into the viral DNA within host – premature dna termination – prevents virus from reproducing
use of antiviral agents
treatment initial and recurrent viral infections(hsv1) or herpes labialis
dosage of antiviral agents
tablets 200mg every 4 hours for 10 days initially
topical 1/2 inch ribbon to area every 3 hours
example of antiviral agent
acyclovir
virus attacks the body’s immune system, resulting in many life-threatening infections and cancers
hiv aids
once one has developed aids, the immune system is weakened enough to allow for unusual or prolonged infections
hiv/aids
these drugs chemically are nucleosides and work by inhibiting the viral enzyme reverse ranscriptase
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
this class inhibits the catalytic reaction of reverse transcriptase that is independent of nucleotide binding
nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
these drugs suppress viral replication by inhibiting protease, the enzyme responsible for cleaving viral precursor peptides into infective virions
protease inhibitors
this class interferes with the entry of HIV-1 into hosts(lymphocytes) by inhibiting fusion of the virus and cell membranes
fusion inhibitors