OTHER SYSTEMIC INFECTIONS Flashcards
An arthropod-borne infection and is common in the Far East. The incidence is highest during rainy season
DENGUE FEVER
The vector__________ which is a household mosquito, lays it eggs in clean stagnant water.
AEDES AEGYPTI
___________are reservoir hosts for dengue virus
HUMANS
Dengue Fever is caused by
Dengue Virus under the family Flaviviridae( historically classified as ARBOVIRUSES )
It is a single-stranded, enveloped RNA Virus, which has four strains
DENGUE VIRUS
Dengue Fever is transmitted through the _____
BITE OF A FEMALE MOSQUITO KNOWN AS “AEDES AEGYPTI”
“Aedes aegypti” is more effective vector in _______
URBAN AREAS OR CITIES
In rural areas, the vector for dengue fever is ________ that breeds in vegetations as well as banana and abaca plantations.
EADES ALBOPICTUS
The mosquito is also known as ___________ because of he dots on its body and stripes on its legs.
ASIAN TIGER MOSQUITO
Clinical findings for Dengue Fever
1.high-grade fever for 3-6 days
2.muscle and bone pains
3.severe headache and retro-orbital pain
4.
Treatment for dengue fever
There is no specific treatment for dengue. Management of the infection is supportive care.
________ is a re-emergent infection caused by alphavirus. Transmitted through bite of the mosquito “Aedes aegypti”. Similar from dengue fever based on benigh clinical syndrome of break bone fever.
CHIKUNGUNYA
_________ virus infections are already in existence in Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Pacific Islands. For a long time, there had never been any reported case of this infection until 2015 when an outbreak was confirmed in Brazil.
ZIKA
Outbreak was confirmed in Brazil, associated with _________ in newborns
MICROCEPHALY
Zika is caused by the
ZIKA VIRUS ( FLAVIVIRIDAE VIRUS) a single-stranded RNA virus with envelope
Modes of transmission of ZIKA
- Bite of mosquito
2.mother of fetus
3.sexual contact
4.vlood transfusion
Clinical Finding for Zika
- Does not cause any symptoms
2.only mild symptoms that mau last for several days to a week
3.
Treatment for ZIKA
There is no treatmeant for Zika. Rest and plenty of fluids.
( vector control, safe sex, screening of blood donors)
Causative Agent for “INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS”
EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS ( EBV ) A double stranded, enveloped DNA virus under the family “HERPESVIRIDAE”
Major targets of Epstein-Barr Virus
THE B LYMPHOCYTES
EBV ( EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS) Is transmitted through thr
Exhange of saliva, hence , the infection is also known as “kissing disease”
INFECTIOUS MONUCLEOISIS ( KISSING DISEASE )
1.sore throat
2.lymphadenopathy
3.splenomegaly
With fever , anorexia , and lethargy.
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is transmitted through the
BITE OF TICKS
Causative agent for “ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER” is
RICKETTSIA RICKETSII
Manifestations of “rocky mountain spotted fever “
1.similar to Rickettsialpox
2.Maculopapular rashes appear on the hands and feet, then later in trunk in 2-6 days.
BOTH RICKETTSIAPOX and SCRUB TYPHUS are manifested by
ESCHAR
Leptospirosis is caused by
LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS
Nipah Virus Infection is caused by
Nipah Virus
A zoonotic virus that bekongs to the family “Paramyxoviridae” under the genus “Henipavirus”. It has a single -standed RNA genome. Its natural reservoir host is the fruit bat (flying boxes )
NIPAH VIRUS
Lyme Disease ( Lyme Borreliosis ) is caused by
BORRELIA BURGDORFERI
Dengue fever, chikungunya, and Zika fever are all caused by
FLAVIVIRUSES
Dengue Fever and chikungunya are both manifested by
Joint pains ( break bone fever ) but the joint pain is more severe in chikungunya
Vaccine for Dengue
Dengvaxia
