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
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● RNA virus, enveloped
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● 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
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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
● Control mosquitoes inside and outside your home
Dengue Fever Viru
Vector control
ZIKA VIRUS
● Avoid unprotected sex
ZIKA VIRUS
● Use insect repellent
Dengue Fever Virus
ZIKA VIRUS
No vaccine (SLE)
JAPANESE AND ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS
Inactivated Vero cell culture
derived Japanese encephalitis vaccine manufactured by IXIARO (Japanese Encephalitis)
Inactivated Vero cell culture
only JE vaccine licensed and available in the United States
Inactivated Vero cell culture
Inactivated Vero cell culture
● it was approved in March 2009 for use in people aged
17 years and older
Inactivated Vero cell culture
● May 2013 : it was approved for use in children (?)
2 months through 16 years of age
● Fever headache, Muscle aches, Nausea, Red eyes, face, tongue, Yellow skin and eyes.
Yellow Fever Virus
● Fever, severe headache, nausea, pain behind the eyes muscle and joint pains.
Dengue Fever Viru
● Incubation: 4–10 days after infection; last for 2–7 days
Dengue Fever Virus
Asymptomatic
ZIKA VIRUS
● Incubation: 2-14 day
ZIKA VIRUS
WEST NILE VIRUS
● Symptoms occur in 20%-40% of infected people
WEST NILE VIRUS
● Incubation: 2-14 day
ZIKA VIRUS
WEST NILE VIRUS
● blood-brain barrier: lymphocytic meningitis
JAPANESE AND ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS
● fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and myalgias
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● altered mental status, agitation, confusion, and coma.
JAPANESE AND ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS
● Incubation: 5 to 15 days
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● Blood transfusion, intravenous drug abuse, hemodialysis, sexual contact with infected partners, acupuncture, tattooing, and sharing of razors
Screening Antibody Test HCV
anti-HCV EIA, and RTPCR
is used to quantify virus in the blood to monitor antiviral therapy.
RT-PCR and quantitative bDNA (branched chain DNA)
used to detect acute hepatitis C infection
ELISA
used to determine chronic hepatitis C disease
PCR