Flavivirus Flashcards
Flavivirus are
Yellow fever virus Dengue virus St. Louis encephalitis virus Japanese encephalitis virus West Nile virus Murray valley Tick bone
Yellow fever
Vector
Aedes aegypti
Yellow fever
Location
Latin America, Caribbean, Africa
Yellow fever
Manifestation
Jaundice
Hemorrhage
Albumin urea
Yellow fever
Microscopy
Hepatic necrosis
Councilman
Torres bodies
Yellow fever
Diagnosis
Cell culture
Serology
PCR
Immunohistochemistry
Yellow fever
Vaccine
Live attenuated 17D vaccine
Dengue fever
Has 4 types
DEN 1-4
Dengue fever
Vector
Aedes aegypti
Dengue fever
Most common presentation
Undifferentiated fever
Dengue fever
Inflate blood pressure cuff to a point midway between systolic and diastolic pressure for 5 minutes
Tourniquet test
Dengue fever
Tourniquet test positive result
20 or more petechiae per 1 inch
Dengue fever
4 necessary criteria
Fever
Hemorrhagic manifestations
Low platelet count
Leaky capillaries
Dengue fever
Leak capillaries
Elevated hematocrit
Low albumin
Pleural or other effusions
Dengue fever
Evidence of circulatory failure manifested indirectly by all of the ff
Rapid and weak pulse
Narrow pulse pressure
Cold, clammy skin
Altered mental status
Dengue fever
Direct evidence of circulatory failure
Frank shock
Dengue fever
Alarm signals
Severe abdominal pain
Prolonged vomiting
Abrupt change from fever to hypothermia
Change in level of consciousness
Dengue fever
Four criteria
Fever
Hemorrhagic manifestations
Excessive capillary permeability
Dengue fever
Initial warning
Disappearance of fever
Drop in platelets
Increase in Hct
Dengue fever
When PT develops DSS
3-6 days after onset of symptoms
Dengue fever
Clinical laboratory test
CBC, WBC, platelet, hematocrit
Albumin
Live function test
Urine
Dengue fever
Specific test
Virus isolation
Serology
Dengue fever
To determine serotype of the infecting virus
Virus isolation
Dengue fever
Test for serologic diagnosis
IgM ELISA