Human Herpes Viruses Flashcards
Usually causes oral infections
HSV-1
Usually causes genital infections, but 20% crossover (oral)
HSV-2
More than **% of infections are asymptomatic
90%
Oral disease caused by HSV, very acute in onset, 6 months to 5 years old, fever, painful, ulcers
acute herpetic gingivostomatitis
HSV stimulated by age, UV light, emotional stress, pregnancy, allergy, dental therapy, etc., cold sore, fever blister
recurrent herpes simplex infection
AKA herpes labialis
What can you get on your hands when working on a patient with HSV-1?
herpetic whitlow
At any time, –% of your patients will asymptomatically excrete and will have HSV DNA in their saliva.
5-30%
Highly contagious, children ailment (5-9 yrs) headache, fever, hardened crusts on skin and mucous membranes, takes 2-3 weeks to recover?
Varicella-zoster virus HHV-3
Chickenpox
Reactivation of Varicella-zoster virus?
Herpes zoster (shingles)
What is the chronic shingles infection that may take months to resolve?
Postherpetic Neuralgia
What occurs with shingles that infects the auditory canal and causes ipsilateral facial and auditory nerves producing facial paralysis, hearing deficits and vertigo?
Ramsay Hunt syndrome
Infectious mononucleosis transmitted through saliva, late adolescents, sore throat, fever, tonsillitis, fatigue, enlarged spleen?
Epstein-Barr virus
HHV-4
Corrugated white lesion on lateral border of tongue that cannot be wiped off, associated with candidal infection and EBV, most common in AIDS patients?
Hairy leukoplakia
B cells have receptors for EBV so this can cause what?
Burkitt’s lymphoma and other lymphomas
Affects newborns and AIDS patients, transmitted through bodily fluids, 90% of infections asymptomatic, but can look like mono, serious complications include organ failure, blindness, mental/motor retardation
Cytomegalovirus HHV-5
