Module 20 Flashcards
An acute, generalized viral infection with fever and skin rash vesicles
Chickenpox
Another name for chickenpox
Varicella
A severe encephalomyelitis with liver damage
Reye’s syndrome
Shingles is also known as
Herpes zoster
The reactivation of the varicella virus
Shingles / herpes zoster
It involves inflammatory of sensory ganglia, producing fluid filled blisters, pain, parenthesia
Shingles
Numbness and tingling
Paresthesia
Shingles usually occur after age ______
50 yrs old
Chickenpox and shingles are caused by
Varicella Zoster Virus
What herpes virus is chicken pox
HSV 3 - VZV
A mild, febrile disease; a fine, pinkish, flat rashes begins 1 or 2 days
German measles
Another name for german measles
Rubella
Another name for Measles
Hard Measles ; Rubeola
Which is milder, german measles, (rubella) or hard measles (rubeola)
Rubella
An acute, highly communicable viral disease with fever, conjunctivitis, photosensitivity, Kopliks spots in the mouth
Measles (Hard Measles; Rubeola)
Small red spots, a whitish bluish white speck when observed under a strong light
Koplik spots