FLAVIVIRIDAE, RHABDOVIRIDAE, TOGAVIRIDAE Flashcards
Break-bone fever
Dengue Fever Virus
● Enveloped and icosahedral with a single stranded ,positive sense RNA genome
ZIKA VIRUS
ZIKA VIRUS
● First Isolated from (?) in the Zika Forest of Uganda
Rhesus Macaque
● Positive sense single stranded RNA virus
WEST NILE VIRUS
● This can cause Encephalitis
WEST NILE VIRUS
WEST NILE VIRUS
● First discovered in the ―West Nile ― province of Uganda in
1937
● A single-stranded
JAPANESE AND ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS
● RNA virus, enveloped
JAPANESE AND ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS
● Bites of infected mosquito
Yellow Fever Virus
Yellow Fever Virus 3 Types of transmission cycle
● Sylvatic (or jungle) yellow fever
● Intermediate yellow fever
● Urban yellow fever
Bite of an infected Aedes species (Ae. aegypti or Ae. albopictus) mosquito
Dengue Fever ViruS
Mosquito ( Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus)
Dengue Fever Viru
ZIKA VIRUS
● Vertical Transmission
ZIKA VIRUS
● Blood Transfusion
ZIKA VIRUS
JAPANESE AND ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS
MOT
● Birds
● Mosquito
WEST NILE VIRUS
Bite of infected Culex species mosquitoes; Vector Mosquito
JAPANESE AND ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS
Nucleic acid amplification test
Dengue Fever Viru
Serologic tests
Dengue Fever Viru
WEST NILE VIRUS
RT-PCR
ZIKA VIRUS
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test
DF
JAPANESE AND ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS
HEP C
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
JAPANESE AND ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS
Vaccine
Flavi
Arbo
Yellow Fever Virus
Use insect repellent
Dengue Fever Virus
ZIKA VIRUS
● Wear loose-fitting long sleeved shirts and long pants
Dengue Fever Viru