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PARAMYXOVIRIDAE Flashcards

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This has a double layered envelope with spikes, which is a common cause of respiratory diseases in children.

A

Paramyxoviridae

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What is the largest RNA virus in regards to its size?

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Paramyxoviridae

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Where do paramyxoviridae replicates?

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Cytoplasm

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What are the viruses under Paramyxoviridae?

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PARAINFLUENZA
MUMPS
MEASLES
RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS

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5
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What is the host defenses of Parainfluenza?

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Interferon and IgA

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Describe the epidemiology of ParainfluenzA

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 Common to children
 Contagious for 3 – 16 days

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7
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What is the MOT of Parainfluenza?

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Droplets spray

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8
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It is a Viral infection that primary affects the salivary producing gland and this gland are located near your ears

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MUMPS

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9
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What spreads mumps?

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Viremia

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10
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Painful swelling and describes as “hamster face”

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MUMPS

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11
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What is the IP of mumps?

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18-21 days

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12
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What part of the human body enlarge in mumps?

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Parotid gland

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13
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It is the inflammation of the testes that may lead to sterility

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Orchitis

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14
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What is the host defenses against mumps?

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IgM and IgG

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15
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What are the ways to control mumps?

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Immunization at 15 months

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16
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This is AKA childhood disease?

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Measles

17
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Measles is AKA?

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Childhood disease

18
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What causes measles?

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Rubeola virus

19
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spreads to the mucosa of respiratory, urogenital and GIT or CNS

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SECONDARY VIREMIA

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What is the MOT of Measles?

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Droplet spray and close contact with infected children

21
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Epidemiology of mEASLES?

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Common to children aged 4-7

22
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What are the ways to control Measles?

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MMR vaccine

23
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What appears in the eruptive phase of measles?

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KOPLIK’S SPOTS

24
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Under the eruptive phase of Measles this is used to diagnose measles.

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Hallmark sign

25
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What are the glycoproteins of RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS?

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F and G glycoproteins

26
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The major cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in infants

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RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS

27
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What is the pathogenesis of RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS?

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Entry through mucosa of the nose and eye

28
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What are the host defenses against RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS?

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T cells, Cytokines, IgE

29
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RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS is contagious for about?

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4-5 days

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