Covid Flashcards
endemic
constant prevelance or unusal prevalce of a disea or infection agenst with in a population or area e.g maleria
outbreak and example
epidemic limited to a certain geographical area e..g cholera
epidemic
an nicrease often sudden in the no. of cases of a disease above which is normally excepted that population in that area e.g. ebola
pandemic
refers to an epdemic that has spread to several counties or conties uselly effecting a large no. of indivaules e.g. covid
varients of intrest
genetic trasits make them predictable
vartienst of concern
are observed to do things e..g incrased transmission and serious infection and reinfleciotn of innmuse
varient of high conequece
no protectoin from vaccines
mers - name unabrevaited
middle east resptitory syndomre
sars - unabreviated name
severe acute respirtatory syndrome
zoonotic
large no. circulateing in animals
what does teh receptor covid virus atach to
ace2 receptor
what is tmprss2 and furin
enzumes which help viruses enter the cell by cutting a hole in the surface near the receptor
how long does covid survive for - air. coppper, cardboard, steel, plastic, glass
3, 4, 25, 48, 72, 96
where did mers arrise from
bat, to camel to human
what are the symptons of mers
shortness of breath, cough, fevre, malasie, pneumoia, gastroentitis
what are commons symptons of sars
fever, chils, myaligics, worsing cough, multiorgan failure
what is the diagnois fro sars
blood, sputum bal
what is bal
fluid colection useing broncospy for collection of fluid
what is the moretailty rate for mers
30%
what is the incubation period for sars
2-14 days
what is the incubation period for covid
2-7 days
what are the general signs and sympytons of coronaviruses
slight fever, chills, myalgia, worseing cough, pneumia , myalgia
myalgia
musle aches and pains
what are the diagnois methods
of covid
bloods, decrease lymphoctes and platelets, incrased ldh and ast ( enzymes in the blood) PCR, CXR - Bilateral inflammation
what is the mortailty rate for covid
10%
what are coronavirus symptomes
runny nose, general maliase, headache, sorethoat, cough fever
where is the limit of detectio interms of viral load for pcr
very low
what is the limit of detection for he viral load for lateral flwo
quie high
what does the serology test look for covid 19
igg and igm antimoys from blood
are serology tests sueful
not always as can often give false positive or false negatives
what test is best for determing diagnois before symptois
pcr
what anti inflamatory steroids is used for covid
dexamethose
what non steroid antiinflamtory can buse used for covid
baricitnib 0 janus kinase inhibitors
tocilizumab - interlukein 6 inhibitor
what antiviral inhibtor can be used f rcovid
remdesivir
what is the drugs in paxlovid
ritavir and nirmatrelvir
what is the fucntion of nirmatrelvir
protease inhibtor - stops the production of covid
what is the function of ritonavir
stops the break down of nirmatrelvir
why does covid lead to an incrase in thrombosis
higher abouts of fibrin, fibrin degeratio produsa and fibrinogen
what treatment should be used for dvt
dalteparin and rivaroxaban
what are the symptons of long covid
persistant cough, low grade fever, fatigue , myalgia, palpitations, headache
what is the offical name of covid 19
sars covid 2
sras 2 symptons
fever, cough, sore throat, malaise, headache, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of taste and smell
