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Measles and such Flashcards

Prescribe MMR vaccine for patients. Diagnose measles and mumps. Describe the pathogenesis of congenital rubella. Differentiate variola, vaccinia, and other pox viruses. Diagnose parvovirus infection.

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morphology of measles virus

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enveloped, negative sense, single stranded RNA virus with 6 structural proteins

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location of measles replication

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cytoplasm

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giant cells indicitve of

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measles

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transmisson of measles

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respiratory droplets

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tract of infection of measles

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resp tract –> lymphatics –> spleen –> blood stream

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6
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measles virus infects what tissues

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all epithelial cell surfaces

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abrupts onset of illness with cough, coryza, rhinorrhea, photophobia, and conjuctivitis

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measles

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lesions on buccal mucosa with red halo (koplik’s spots)

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measles

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koplik spots precede measles rash how long?

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12-24 hours

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maculopapular lesions

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measles

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11
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sickest day of measles

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day rash appears

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causes measles rash

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T-cell response to measles virus antigens in endothelial cells of skin capillaries

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13
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measles complications

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giant cell pneumonia
encephalitis
SSPE
atypical measles
secondary bacterial pneumoia
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14
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fatal , non rash measles complication in people with defective cell mediated immunity

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giant cell pneummonia

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CNS issue, myoclonic jerks, photophobia, blindness, coma 6-15 years after measles infection

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SSPE

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16
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conplication form killed measles virus

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atypical measles

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where you can grow measles virus

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monkey kidneys or human cell cultures

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18
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easiest and efficient way to confirm measles

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immunoflouracense assay for in cells harvested from mucus, urine, and skin biopsies

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giant cells on giemsa stain

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measles

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20
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treatment for early exposure to measles

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pooled immunolobulin or vaccination witin 2/3 days of exposure

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21
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acute, painful parotitis

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mumps

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paramyxoviruses

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measles/mumps

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out of respiratory sites of mumps

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testes, meningies, pancreas and ovaries

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24
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where you can row mumps virus

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monkey kidneys

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25
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multinucleated giant cells

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sites of recovering mumps virus from pts

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saliva, urine, pharynx, secrections from Stensen’s duct, and CSF

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1/3 of infections are subclinical

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can cause congenital defects in infected pregnant mothers

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togavirus

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envoloped, positive sense, single stranded RNA virus with icosahedral nucleocapsid

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ranges from inapparent infection to lymphedenopathy, mild malaise, corzya, low-grade fever and rash

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irregular pink, maculopapular lesions starting on the face, spreading to the trunk and lasting 3 days

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adult femals with polyarthritis and polyarthalgia

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diagnosis of rubella

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specific IgM antibody (in green monkey kidneys)

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reinfection can occur in immune folks

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vaccination contraindicated in pregnant women

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time in pregnancy most vunreable to congenital rubella infection

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first 20 weeks

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baby sx of congenital rubella

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cararacts, MR, deafness, heart defects, microcephaly, and rash

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“bluberry muffin baby”

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congenital rubella

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place to detect rubella virus in baby

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CSF, urine, rectal swab

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serodiagnostic of in utero infection of rubella

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IgM in cord serum

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time kids born with CRS should be considered infectious

43
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icosahedral visur with no capsid

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B19 parvoviruses

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fifth disease virus type

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B19 parovirus

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pathenogenisis of congenital rubella

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affects normal growth, mitosis, and chromosomal structure in cells

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distinct non vesicular rash on cheeks, resembing a slap with polyarthritis,

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fifth disease

47
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can cause aplastic crisis

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fifth disease

48
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fatal parvovirus infection in fetus

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hydrops fetalis

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virus that spreads to bone marrow

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B19 parovirus

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dianosis of b19 parvovorus

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IgM or viral DNA by PCR

51
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big-ass 2x stranded DNA virus

52
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reolicates it;s genome and assembles virons in cell cytoplams with large cytoplasmic inclusions

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difference between pox viruses and chickenpox

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all skin lesions are the same stage in development in pox diseases

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variola causes

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vaccina casues

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replication site of pox

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upper resp tract

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western/central africa pox virus

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monkey pox

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sheep pox that can be transmitted to humans

59
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clusters of wart lije viruses on the face

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molluscum contagiosum

60
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diagnostic for molluscum contagiosum

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large cytoplasmic inclusions

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