Micro Flashcards
viral CNS inftn
CSF lab values for viral meningitis
- glucose
- protein
- total WBC
- glucose = 10-45 mg/dL
- protein = 50-250 mg/dL
- total WBC = cells/microL
viral CNS inftn
WNV meningeoencephalitis occurs in __% of WNV inftns (high risk popn = cancers, DM, htn, CKD)
1%
hint: recovery in wks-mo’s; permanent neuro effects
viral CNS inftn
Name the virus
- transmitted by mosquito/ticks vectors
- attenuated vax for yellow fever + japanese encephalitis
- more common in summer
Flavivirus
hint: adesus = urban only; culex = forest, urban
viral CNS inftn
3 points of entry for ____ in CNS include:
- nasal vacity
- retrograde axonal travel
- intact transcytosis (endoth cells/leaky pores)
arborvirus
hint: humans= dead end, incidental host
viral CNS inftn
____ (virus) is chrs by the following patho phys
- fecal oral transmission
- esophageal/skin entry
- serum Abs block spread –> viral shedding in GI tract
- high asympto inftn rate
- no vax/licensed antivirals
Enterovirus (Picornavirus)
hint: fecal-oral; exposure to poor sanitation; common in summer
viral CNS inftn
out 68, 70, 71 - which enterovirus causes:
severe resp dz?
enterovirus 68
viral CNS inftn
out 68, 70, 71 - which enterovirus causes:
paralutics dz, acute hemorr conjunctivitis?
viral CNS inftn
out 68, 70, 71 - which enterovirus causes:
paralytic dz, encephalitis, meningitis, hand-foot-mouth dz
enterovirus 71
viral CNS inftn
____ (virus) chrs include:
- replication in muscle
- wk-mo’s of incubation deps on distance from CNS
- retrograde travels from peripheral nerves
- prevention = post exposure vax (dt long incubation)
Rabies (rhabdovirus)
hint: spreads to non human salivary glands
viral CNS inftn
reproduction of _____ in the brain causes:
- hydrophobia
- seizures
- hallucinations
- paralysis
- coma + death
viral CNS inftn
____(virus) encephalitis is chr by
- trigeminal N spread
- unilateral temporal lobal abn’s (see pic)
- most common cause of sporadic viral enceph
HSV1
viral CNS inftn
Treat HSV + VZV aggressivley with _____
ayclovir
viral CNS inftn
HSVV1, HSV2, VZV are _____ which are neurotropic
alphaherpesviruses
viral CNS inftn
cytolytic enceph occurs ___ after inftn
1-2 weeks
viral CNS inftn
ddx meningitis from enceph - 2
encephalitis has
- intracerebral hemorrhage
- altered mental status (incl personality + poor judgement)
brudzinski sign (flexed knees when neck is flexed) is positive for
meningitis
hint: mental status intact
Pneumonia
These are all prevention for what inftn?
- Acellular vaccine
- whole heat killed vax
- prophx maroclide (erythromycin)
B. Pertussis
hint: both vax req 10 year boosters
Pneumonia
toxigenisis of the B. pertussis - 4
- PTX (AB toxin, 2˚ attachment, leukocytosis)
- Adenylate Cyclase toxin (mø apop, IR evasion)
- Tracheal cytotoxin (cough)
- LPS (inflamm)