Common cold

Question 1

Cold

Answer 1

Coryza - inflamm of mucous membranes producing watery mucoid with sore throat and fever

Question 2

Influenza

Answer 2

Fever, myalgia, sore throat, headache, clear nasal discharge

Question 3

Picornaviridae rhinovirus

Answer 3

nonenv ss pos sense RNA (summ and fall)

Question 4

Adenoviridae

Answer 4

non env ds DNA (all year)

Question 5

Orthomyxoviridae

Answer 5

ss segmented neg sense RNA

Diag: Rapid Ag detect (EIA and FA)

Question 6

Coronaviridae

Answer 6

enveloped pos sense ssRNA virus (SARs and MERs) (winter and spring)