Pathology of Viral Infections Flashcards
[Incubation Period] Dengue
3-14 days (ave 4-7)
[Diagnosis] Dengue
isolating the virus, detecting viral antigen or RNA in serum or tissues, or detecting specific antibodies in the patient’s serum
[Symptoms] Dengue
acute onset of fever accompanied by frontal headache,
retro-orbital pain, body aches, nausea and vomiting,
joint pains, weakness, and rash.
What disease is caused by Rhinovirus?
Respiratory Diseases
[Incubation Period] Rhinovirus
1-2 Days
[Diagnosis] Rhinovirus infection
culture from washings or nasal
secretions
[Symptoms] Rhinovirus infection
rhinorrhea, sneezing, and nasal congestion,may have sore throat,
but mild or absent constitutional s/s like body malaise and headache; fever unusual
[Clinical Management] Rhinovirus infection
not necessary, since self-limited
[Incubation Period]
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumovirus
4-6 days
[Diagnosis]Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumovirus
isolation of RSV from respiratory secretions,
including sputum, throat swab, and nasopharyngeal
washes
[Symptoms] Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumovirus
begins with rhinorrhea, low grade fever, cough and
wheezing, mild systemic symptoms
[Management] Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumovirus
respiratory therapy, including hydration, suctioning of
secretions, administration of humidified O2, antibronchospastic agents, even ventilatory assistance
[Symptoms] Mumps
Parotitis, orchitis, encephalitis
[Viral Agent] Measles
Rubeola virus
[Diagnosis] Measles
mononuclear cell infiltration and multinucleate giant cells.xlymphoid hyperplasia prominent in cervical and
mesenteric lymph nodes, spleen appendix
[Disease] rash – blotchy, reddish-brown – produced by dilatedskin vessels, edema, and a moderate, nonspecific, mononuclear perivascular infiltrate (a vasculitis of small blood vessels)
Measles
[Prodromal Period] Rabies
2-10 days
[Disease] transient viremia and fever, spinal or brainstem bulbar
Polio
[Disease] characterized by rash, arthralgias, and transient interruption in erythrocyte production
Parvovirus B19
[Disease] general malaise, chills, fever, headache S/s of CNS dysfunction like anxiety, agitation, paralysis, episodes of delirium, “furious” and “dumb”
Rabies
[Clinical Management] Polio
anti-virus antibodies control the disease in most cases, vaccine
[Incubation period] Parvovirus
4-14 days
[Incubation Period] Small Pox
12-14 days
[Incubation Period] Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
4-7 days