Micro 6 Herpes Flashcards
Most common herpes meningitis
HSV-2
Most common herpes encephalitis
HSV-1
Neonatal HSV
Disseminates quickly because cell-mediated immunity hasn’t developed yet
EBV
Mononucleosis
EBV cancer
Burkitt’s lymphoma (africa)
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (asia)
-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Gastric Carcinoma
-AIDS lymphoma
EBV mechanism
Transforms B-lymphocytes
EBV lytic phase
Not responsible for disease
- Blocked by herpes antivirals
- Associated with hairy cell leukoplakia (AIDS)
EBV latent phase
Associated with disease
-No Tx
EBV test
Heterophile Ab test (monospot), tests IgM Ab released by infected B cells
EBV Dx
Atypical lymphocytes (downey cells)
Burkitt’s lymphoma histo
Starry sky (sea of tumor cells with infiltrating immune cells)
Burkitt’s lymphoma genetics
c-myc - Ig translocation
HHV-5
CMV
CMV mononucleosis
Heterophile Ab negative
CMV histo
Owl’s eye intranuclear inclusion