Covid Flashcards
Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2
Enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses
What does Corona Virus commonly cause in man?
Common causes of upper respiratory tract infections in man*
Family of Alpha Corona virus
HCoV-229E, HCoV-NL63
Family of Beta Corona virus
1) HCoV-HKU1, HCoV-OC43
2) SARS-CoV
3) MERS-CoV
4) SARS-CoV-2
What is the type of vector for Gamma and Delta corona virus?
Avian
% of URI in adults with Corona Virus
5-10% of upper respiratory infections in adults, up to 33% in outbreaks.
What other symptoms may associated with Corona virus?
diarrhea and otitis media.
True and False
Corona Virus has low pathogenicity in healthy infants and children.
True
Re-infection with Corona virus is common due to?
antigenic variation in the species.
T/F
SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 are zoonoses.
True
Fatality rate in 2002-2003 w/ SARS
9.6% case fatality rate
Fertility rate in old and young patients with SARS
43% fatal in patients over 60, 13% in younger patients, none in children.
How does SARS( SARS-CoV) transmit? Animals
Horseshoe bats (reservoir) –> Palm civets (intermediate host) –>Human Beings (incidental host) –>Person to Person spread.
SARS: Incubation period?
2-10 days
SARS: Transmission via which modes
Spread by droplet, possibly fecal-oral, airborne, and fomite routes.
SARS: Clinical feature. Prodrome
prolonged prodrome lasting 3-7 days, with fever, headache, myalgias, and no respiratory symptoms.
SARS: symtoms
The prodrome is followed by an acute respiratory illness with a nonproductive cough, dyspnea, with respiratory failure (25% requiring mechanical ventilation).
*SARS: Prodrome
The low infectivity of patients during the prodrome allowed for early isolation; peak viral shedding occurs 6-11 days after the onset of illness.
SARS: how to binds
The virus uses the receptor-binding domain of its spike protein to bind to the host receptor, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), to gain cell entry.
SARS: Diagnoses
By PCR from the respiratory tract (32% positive 3 days after symptom onset, 68% positive at day 14), or from stool or serum.
If PCR is negative, must repeat in 5-7 days.
Also need acute and convalescent serologic testing (mean time for seroconversion is 19-20 days).
SARS: Treatment
Supportive care
Possibly remdesivir
SARS: Candidate Vaccines
Large number of candidate vaccines, but have not undergone trials in human subjects
Some vaccines given to animals have been paradoxically associated with severe disease on subsequent exposure to the natural virus
MERS: Reservoir
Bats are the reservoir, and camels are the intermediate host for the virus, MERS-CoV .
MERS: Transmission
Cases have occurred in human beings by contact with camels and from human-to human spread, including nosocomial spread.
The largest known outbreak of MERS in other country?
South Korea, 2015 by traveling from Arabian Peninsula
MERS Incubation period?
2-14 days (median: 5.2 days)
MERS Symptoms?
Asymptomatic to severe pneumonitis may be seen
Fever, chills, cough, dyspnea are all common at times with diarrhea and renal injury
MERS fertility rate
34.5% (894 death among 2591 patients)
How MERS transmitted?
Close camel contact or droplets spread from infected person
MERS in person to person
more frequent in health care settings than home
T/F
There is an evidence for sustained human to human transmission of MERS in the community
False
MERS receptor name and location
DPP4
in the upper respiratory system of camels
lower in the human
T/F
DPP4-R are increased in smokers and COPD patients
True
T/F
PCR of lower respiratory tract specimens is less sensitive than upper one because it located deeper in the respiratory system
False
Upper- 93%
Lower- 48%
How long is the serum PCR is positive with MERS
8 days
Other MERS diagnosis tools
ELISA, IFA with microneutralhzation for confirmation
T/F
Neutralizing antibody develops with moderate to severe disease, not in the patient without symptoms or with mild illness. MERS
True
T/F there is no treatment for MERS to be definitely beneficial
True
T/F Ramdesivil has shown moderate therapeutic efficacy with upper respiratory infection with MERS
False- there is no vaccine in human yet
PHEIC?
Public Health Emergency International Concern
World wide Fertility rate of SARS-CO-V-2?
1.05%
U.S Fertility rate of SARS-CO-V-2?
1.10 %
T/F incidence of COVId is 10 times higher than reported rate
True
T/F All SARS- Co-V-2 , SARS CoV and MERS are alpha-corona virus
False- Beta-coronavirus
T/F The host receptor used for SARS-CoV-2 cell entry is the same as for SARS-CoV, the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2).
True
T/F
An animal intermediate host for Covid-19 has not been identified.
True
ACE-2 Receptor
ACE-2 is present in lungs, heart, kidneys, blood vessels, liver, GI tract, and epithelial cells of respiratory tract
ACE-2 breaks down angiotensin Ⅱ into molecules that counteract its harmful effects on tissues
How does SARS-CoV-2 transmit mainly?
Mainly by droplet spread, via respiratory particles within 2 meters (6 feet) of an infected person.
T/F Airborne spread of SARS-Cov-2 is not possible, especially with procedures generating an aerosol as it mainly spread by droplet
False- it is possible (e.g., endotracheal intubation)
T/F (Exam!)
SARS-CoV-2 transmission after 7-10 days still can be infectious
False- Transmission after 7-10 days of illness is unlikely. Viral RNA may be detected in the respiratory tract for a prolonged period after symptom resolution, but is not associated with infectivity.
T/F Many infected patients do not transmit the virus to anyone else. A minority of index cases may result in the majority of secondary cases.
True?
T/F It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then transferring virus to mucous membranes by touching his or her own mouth, nose, or possibly the eyes.
True ; but this is not the main way the virus spreads.
T/F The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads very easily, allowing for sustainably in the community (“community spread”) in many affected geographic areas.
TRUE
T/F The risk of transmission less likely effective with prolonged contact indoors, so secondary infections are common - Covid
False
The risk of transmission increases with prolonged contact indoors, so secondary infections are common
Features of SARS-Cov-2 Variants
Increase in transmissibility
Greater risk of severe disease
Significant reduction in neutralization by antibodies generated during previous infection or after vaccination
Reduced effectiveness of treatments or vaccines
How Covid-2 Variants are detected?
Variants are detected by viral sequencing or by multiplex PCR genotype testing, not by clinically available diagnostic tests.
“Variants of Concern”?
SARS-CoV-2 evolves over time, with those variants (having implications for transmission or severity of clinical illness) considered variants of concern.
Alpha SARS-CO-V-2
Identified in the United Kingdom in late 2020
Became dominant in the U.S. and elsewhere, then declined with the emergence of the Delta variant
Some studies suggested more transmissibility and disease severity than previous circulating lineages
Associated with a minimal reduction in neutralization by monoclonal antibodies
Beta SARS-Co-V-2
South Africa in late 2020, then other countries
Associated with reduced susceptibility to bamvanilimab/etesevimab, but not other monoclonal antibodies
Has declined in prevalence globally
Gamma SARS-Co-V-2
Japan in 4 travelers from Brazil, then in Brazil in December 2020, then in other countries including the U.S., but with subsequent decline in global prevalence
Associated with ** reduced susceptibility to bamvanilimab/etesevimab, but not other monoclonal antibodies
Delta SARS-Co-V-2
India in December 2020, became the most prevalent variant in India, U.K., U.S., and other countries
** Highly transmissible (more than Alpha)
** Associated with more hospitalizations and with higher risk for severe disease than Alpha
*** Vaccine effectiveness against severe disease and hospitalization remained high against Delta
T/F Delta SARS-Co-V-2 has higher transmission rate and
more associated wit hospitalization as it has more severity
True
Omicron SARS-CoV-2: Sublineages BA. 1 and BA. 1.1
Originated in Botswana and South Africa late November 2021
- Increased transmissibility compared to Delta, with less severe disease
Sotrovimab: Active;
Bebtelovimab: Active; Tixagevimab-cilgavimab: Reduced activity
Omicron SARS-CoV-2 : Sublineage BA.2
Increased transmissibility compared to BA.1, with similar disease severity
Bebtelovimab: Active;
Tixagevimab-cilgavimab: Active
Omicron SARS-CoV-2 : Sublineage BA. 4 and 5
Preliminary evidence suggests similar disease as with other Omicron sublineages
Uncertain impact on transmissibility.
Sotrovimab: Unlikely to be active; Bebtelovimab: Active;
Tixagevimab-cilgavimab: Likely active
The most recent variant of Covid as of October 2022
Sub-lineage Q.1
Incubation period of Covid-19?
Incubation period is 2-14 days (mean 4-5 days, 3 for Omicron)
% of asymptomatic and infections with COV-2
33% of infections are asymptomatic (43% at time of positive test, with 73% remaining asymptomatic)
Other signs and symptoms associated with COVID-19
fever, myalgia, fatigue, cough, and dyspnea.
Sore throat has been reported in some patients early in the clinical course, as has altered sensation of taste and smell.
More common symptoms associated with Omicron?
Nasal congestion, sneezing, sore throat are more common with Omicron variants.
Other clinical manifestations of Covid-19
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain may be seen.
Rash may develop, including red nodules of the distal digits in children.
How do you define severe Covid-19?
Severe disease is defined by an oxygen saturation <94% on room air or by the need for oxygen or ventilatory support.
% of most common symptoms
Cough 50%
Fever (temp >100.4) 43%
Myalgias 36%
Headache 34%
Dyspnea 29%
Sore throat 20%
In how many days worsening of the respiratory symptoms developed?
There may be worsening of the respiratory symptoms one week after onset. 1 week
Systemic disease associated with Covid -19
arrhythmias (abnormal heart electrical activity), acute coronary injury, deep venous thrombosis (venous clots), pulmonary embolism (life threatening clot in the pulmonary arteries), stroke, and renal disease can develop.
Systemic disease commonly associated with critical illness
Covid
Encephalopathy is common in the critically ill.
T/F Guillain-Barré has been reported associated with Covid-19
True
A multisystem inflammatory syndrome similar to ( ) can develop in some children, rarely in adults.
Kawasaki’s
Covid- 19 is not associated with diabetes
FALSE: Secondary bacterial infection can develop, usually in setting of diabetes and/or glucocorticoid therapy.
Post- Covid Syndromes
aka Long Covid
May include fatigue, dyspnea, chest pain, cough, psychological and/or cognitive issues.
T/F Children of all ages get infected with SARS-C0V-2 and the incidence is similar to that in adults.
True
T/F Going to school is commonly associated with SARS-CoV-2, because the inconsistent use of masks at school was associated with infection.
False