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1
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this virus consist of cold sores

A

herpes simplex I

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2
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what are the properties of the herpes virus?

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enveloped
DNA virus
cause the disease and then because latent in cells

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3
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this virus consists of genial sores and infects newborns

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herpes simplex II

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4
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what drug is used to treat herpes?

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acyclovir

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5
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if a pregnant mother has active HSV lesion, what birth method is recomended?

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c section

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6
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reoccurrence of chicken pox virus

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varicella-zoster virus

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7
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the zoster virus is more serious in what demographic?

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older individuals
pregnant mother can pass through the placenta

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8
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this virus remains latent in cranial nerve cells and appears on one side of the face or body

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varicella zoster

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9
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what does zostavax vaccine treat

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shingles

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10
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what does varivax vaccine treat

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chicken pox

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11
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this virus is known as the kissing disease?

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Epstein barr virus

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12
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this virus causes 90% of infectious mononucleosis

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Epstein barr virus

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13
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this virus is latent in B lymphocytes

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Epstein barr virus

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14
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this virus causes 10% of infectious mononucleosis

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cytomegalovirus (CMV)

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15
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this virus is a major problem in renal transplant patients?

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cytomegalovirus (CMV)

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16
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this virus is the leading cause of congenital viral infection?

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cytomegalovirus (CMV)

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17
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what is used to treat cytomegalovirus?

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gancyclovir

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18
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this virus infects the T cells and causes Roseola in infants

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human herpes virus 6

19
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this virus causes lymphocytic leukemia

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human herpes virus 7

20
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this virus causes kapsoi’s sarcoma in AIDS patients causing purple skin blotches.

A

human herpes virus 8

21
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What are the characteristic of adenoviruses?

A

contains DNA
naked virus

22
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this virus cause 10-15% of respiratory infections

A

adenoviruses

23
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this virus is transmitted by respiratory droplets and fecal oral

A

adenoviruses

24
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what are the 4 adenovirus diseases

A

pharyngitis
kerato conjunctivitis
acute respiratory disease (ARD)
Pneumonia

25
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this virus is an infection of the throat (sore throat)

A

pharyngitis

26
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this is an injection of the eye

A

kerato conjunctivitis

27
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this virus is acquired from almost all new army recruits and it causes sore throat and fever

A

acute respiratory disease

28
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this virus has the highest mortality rate and primarily occurs in infants

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pneumonia

29
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this virus is spread from hospital patients and health care personnel

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adenoviruses

30
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what is the drug that is proven effective in curing adenovirus infections?

A

there is none

31
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this virus is

A

contains DNA
naked virus

32
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what are the two parvoviruses that have human origin

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adeno associated virus
parvovirus B19

33
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this parvovirus of human origin, carriers actually have reduced frequency of certain cancers

A

adeno associated virus

34
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this parvovirus of human origin, is very pathogenic and infects only human bone marrow cells and destroys the red blood cell precursors

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parvovirus

35
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this parvovirus B19 is the fifth most common disease in children, (day care rash) slapped cheeks syndrome

A

erythema infectiosum

36
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this parvovirus B19 is a serious problem in people with RBC defect (sickle cell anemia)

A

transient aplastic crisis

37
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this parvovirus B19 is the causes joint pain in adults

A

polyarthralgia

38
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this parvovirus B19 causes the presence of excess extracellular fluid in two or more sites in a developing fetus
PASSES TRANPLACENTALLY TO FETUS

A

non immune hydrop fetalis

39
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this parvovirus B19 causes low platelet counts

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thrombocytopenia

40
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this parvovirus B19 is prevelent in patients with AIDS

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chronic bone marrow failure

41
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what are the characteristics of the papillomaviruses

A

contains DNA
naked capsid viruses

42
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what are the 3 common warts of the human papilloma viruses

A

common warts
plantar warts
venereal warts

43
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what are the vaccines for the human papillomavirus

A

gardasil and cevarix

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