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L10 Respiratory Tract Infections: Influenza and Chlamydia Flashcards

1
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Causes of ARD

A

Rhinoviruses (25%)
Coranoviruses (10%)
Adenoviruses + unknown viruses (30-40%)

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Rhinovirus season

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endemic and winter

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Relationship between cold weather and URI

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NO direct causation

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4
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Rhinoviruses transmission

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Aerosol
person-to-person by HANDS
Fomites: stable, persist in environment

carrier state likely

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5
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rhinovirus immunity

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transient, 18 months

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6
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Acute flaccid myelitis

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weakness/paralysis similar to poliovirus
cases started in 2014, mostly children
viral etiology suspected

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Acute flaccid myelitis symptoms

A 
difficulty moving eyes
drooping eyelids
facial droop/weakness
difficultly swallowing
slurred speech
sudden arm/leg weakness
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8
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Species of influenza and what defines them

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A B C

Their nucleocapsid proteins

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Influenza A

A

the worst influenza

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Influenza B

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also causes epidemics

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Influenza C

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weak strain

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12
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Antigenic subtypes of influenza are defined by

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envelope proteins

large numbers are known

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13
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Hemagglutinin

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H antigen

Viral attachment

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14
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Neuraminidase

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N antigen

Viral penetration and release from infected cells

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15
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How is an influenza virus named

A

Type/Location of Discovery/Year/Antigenic type

Ex: A/Spanish/18/HswN1`

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16
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influenza incubation

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SHORT
1-2 days
very abrupt onset of sx

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17
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influenza symptoms

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fever
aches
chills
cough

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18
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influenza duration

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illness for 1 week with long convalescence

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19
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Complications of Infuenza

A

Pneumonias (primary, or secondary bacterial)
Reyes syndrome
Guillain barre syndrome

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20
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causes of secondary bacterial pneumonia from influenza

A

Streptococcus pneumoniae
Staphylococcus aureus
Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)

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21
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Reyes syndrome

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associated with many viral infections
influenza A/B or chickenpox in peds patients on long term ASA therapy
edematous encephalitis + fatty alteration of liver

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Guillain Barre syndrome

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demyelination that sometimes (40%) results from a viral infection, otherwise cause unknown

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23
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Recent cause of Guillain Barre syndrome

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1976 swine flu vaccine

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24
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influenza rapid antigen tests problems

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false negatives early in the course of the disease due to low antigen levels

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25
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when to vaccinate against the flu

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october, before the typical flu season begins

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26
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Flu vaccines are

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multivalent

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27
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2 forms of the flu vaccine

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Inactivated
Live attenuated (flumist)
28
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elderly patients get a flu shot which is

A

high potency and adjuvanted form

29
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Flu shots are given

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intradermal

30
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Nomenclature shift in flu shots

A

TIV to IIV (inactivated influenza vaccine)

31
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Quadrivalent influenza vaccine

A

2 type A viruses and 2 type B viruses

32
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flu shots for children under 9 years old

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2 administrations given

33
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the flu shot has reports of

A

post-vaccine illness and adverse events

34
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how are flu vaccines grown

A

in embryonated chicken eggs

35
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problems with embryonated chicken egg vaccine production

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  1. allergies to eggs
  2. production problems
  3. viruses adapt to eggs and no longer match circulating forms
  4. what if all chickens die of bird flu?
36
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influenza vaccine target groups

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  1. > 65 years old
  2. nursing homes
  3. chronic pulmonary or cardiovascular system disorders
  4. asthma
  5. chronic diseases/immunosuppression: DM, renal, hemoglobinemias
  6. Peds patients on long term ASA therapy (risk for Reye’s syndrome)
37
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point mutations of H or N antigens

minor variation

A

Antigenic drift

38
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recombination involving entire genome segments encoding H or N gene within virion
implies that mixed infections occur

A

Antigenic shift

39
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Influenza type A forms

A

endemic, epidemic, or pandemic

not predictable which it will be

40
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influenza in infants

A

rare in infants <1 year old

41
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Pandemics are

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unpredictable

42
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2009 flu was

A

Swine flu pandemic emerged out of mexico

H1N1

43
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Influenza-disease-promoting situations

A

human use of animals and animal products

44
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The chlamydiae

A

Chlamydia trachomatic

Chlamydia pneumoniae

45
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considered somthing between true bacteria and viruses

A

The chlamydiae

46
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The chlamydiae life cycle

A

obligate intraacellular parasites that depend on host ATP

2 forms: EB and RB

47
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Elementary body form

A

infectious, nongrowing form of chlamydia responsible for dispersal

48
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Reticular body form

A

growing/vegetative form of chlamydia

49
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C trachomatis

A

perinatal respiratory infections: infant pneumonia 3 weeks after birth, rhinitis followed by cough, transmitted by mother

50
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induction of reiter’s syndrome after infection with

A

C trachomatis

51
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infant pneumonia

A

C trachomatis

52
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serovars of C trachomatis are based on

A

major outer membrane proteins (MOMP)

53
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serovars of C trachomatis that cause infant pneumonia

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B Ba D E F G H I J K

54
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C pneumoniae

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recognized as a unique species
single serovar
bronchitits, pneumonia, sinusitis

55
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how to detect C pneumoniae

A

culture
PCR
Fluorescent antibody

56
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C pneumoniae aka

57
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microbe associated with atherosclerosis

A

C pneumoniae

58
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influenza complications arise due to

A

viral destruction of mucociliary escalotory system “sets the stage”

59
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Rimantadine, Amantadine

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Type A only: stops uncoating/penetration

Use stopped due to resistance

60
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Oseltamivir, Zanamivir, Peramivir

A

Neuraminidase inhibitors for type A and B

61
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adverse effects of the flu vaccine

A

pain at site of injection, “flu-like syndrome”

62
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allows type A influenza to cause pandemics by creating novel forms

A

segmented genome

63
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2017-2018 flu

64
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bird flu

65
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infant influenza

A

very rare in <1 year of age, but disproportionately severe

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