St. Louis Encephalitis Flashcards
1
Q
Family SLE is in
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Flavaviridae
2
Q
Clinical presentations of SLE
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- Fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, tiredness
- neuroinvasive disease with encephalitis
- Viremia
3
Q
Stages of the viremia
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- Primary viremia at the site of inoculation
Can be cleared by reticuloendothelial system - Invasion of the CNS
4
Q
Pathogenesis of SLE
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- focal neuronal degeneration with necrosis
- glial nodules
- CSF has increase monocytes
- CSF increased proteins
5
Q
Control
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No treatment, just treat symptoms
6
Q
Diagnosis
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CSF to detect IgM antibodies
