Common Virals Flashcards
Confirmation lab for Rubella in Adult?
IgM ELISA - x4 rise acute-convalescent serum
How is measles transmit?
Droplets
DDX for non-paralytic polio
meningeal inflammation conditions
How is polio spread?
P2P A2M & Pharyngeal where it infects the GI tract
flaccid paralysis is ass/w what type of viral infection?
Acute Poliomyelitis
Does mumps pose a risk to pregnant moms and/or their baby?
Abort, 1st trimester (otherwise no malforms)
Confirmation lab for Rubella in newborn?
CSF - IgM
HHV3 virus is essentially what?
Varicella (Chicken pox in PEDS) Herpes Zoster (Shingles in adults)
How is Rubella Transmit?
Nasopharyngeal secretions (adult) Secretions and Urine (infant)
Red botchy rash that spreads from face to trunk to extremities w/in 3-7D indicates?
Measles
Clinical picture of - sore throat w/ exudates, cervical LAD, fever, and Spleen/liver involvement indicates?
Mono
Koplik spots pathognomonic for
Measles
3 categories of polio
- Abortive ( mild)
- Non-Paralytic (Meningeal irritation and muscle spasm)
- Paralytic
How to TXT CMV?
Hygiene/sanitation Antivirals -ciclovir V-Valgan- G-Gan- F-Focarnet
What is a person most likely to die from if contracted the measles?
Pneumonia or encephalitis
What are the complications of Mild CRS?
Late manifestation is DM1 (unrecognizable otherwise)
PVT and TXT of measles?
Vaccine
Immunoglobulin (72h-6D post exposure)
Vitamin A
What is the infectious agent?
EBV, (aka- Human herpes virus 4)
Maximum infectiousness of mumps?
48hrs (7D prior parotits to 5d post onset)
Common s/s of minor polio illness?
Fever, N/V, HA (Absent in GBS (also symmetric paralysis)
How is CMV dx with infants?
Urine viral cx
What time frame is Congenital Rubella Syndrome at the highest risk for CRS?
First 16wks