Sketchy Micro: (Pico) Coxsackie A Flashcards

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What kind of virus is Coxsackie?

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  • Positive, ssRNA (warm tones over the aviary and sun in the background)
  • Naked (statue of David in the birdcage)
  • Polyprotein that gets cleaved (in front of the Pico Petting Zoo)
  • Enterovirus (“ENTER the aviary”)
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Coxsackie A is associated with __________.

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hand, foot, and mouth disease (like how the A cage –the one on the left –has cockatoos pecking David’s hand, foot, and mouth)

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With what kind of rash does hand, foot, and mouth disease present?

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Vesicular (like the red seed!)

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Like all Enteroviruses, Coxsackie A can cause _____________.

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aseptic meningitis (like the kid with the helmet on)

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Coxsackie infections are more common in _______________.

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the summer (like the little girl in her swimming suit)

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Coxsackie B causes what devastating complication?

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Dilated cardiomyopathy (like the floppy heart bags hanging from the cage on the right)

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What sign is indicative of Coxsackie B infection?

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The “devil’s grip” sign, in which there is sharp, unilateral pain in the pleura

(Think of the birdkeeper gripping the cockatoos in cage B by the chest.)

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