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viruses damage host cells by

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entering the cell and replicating at the host expense

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Steps in virus infection and replication

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  1. attachment to host cell
  2. host cell penetration
  3. viral uncoating
  4. viral replication
  5. re-assembly of virions
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Attachment to host cell involves

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viral tropisms

special enzymes or promotor elements in host cells

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Examples of viral tropisms

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HIV - CD4
EBV - complement CD21 receptor on macrophages
rabies - acetylcholine receptor
rhinoviruses - ICAM-1

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types of viral infections

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abortive; latent; persistent

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Mechanisms of host cell death

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  1. inhibition of host RNA, DNA, protein synthesis
  2. viral proteins damage host membrane integrity or promote cell fusion
  3. replicate and lyse host cells
  4. antiviral host responses with recognition of viral antigens on infected host cell
  5. secondary infections due to suppression of host immune response
  6. secondary loss of cells dependent on infected cells
  7. transformation by oncogenic virus resulting in neoplasia
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Acute viral infections are generally controlled by

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cell-mediated (CD8) responses to virally infected cells;
restricted to viral antigen + MHC class I molecules
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antibody serves two purposes

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  1. to control blood borne dissemination (viremia)

2. control reinfection (protective immunity) - often by interfering with attachment or viral release

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Vaccination can induce

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either a humoral or cell-mediated response

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antigenic shift

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recombination of RNA segments with those of animal viruses to cause changes in hemagglutinin and neuraminidase (pandemics)

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antigenic drift

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mutations of hemagglutinin and neuraminidase that allow virus to escape host antibodies (epidemics)

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isotype shift of antibody from IgM to IgG is indicative of

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prior infection with or without current infection
IgM = recent infection
IgG = prior infection

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antiviral functions of antibody

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neutralization (prevent attachment/interfere with viral uncoating)
opsonization
complement-mediated cell and/or virion lysis

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role of antibody in disease states

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  1. immune complex reactions - arthralgias/glomerulonephritis

2. may enhance cell uptake and promote infection

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15
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epithelial necrosis and sloughing

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influenza

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inclusion bodies

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CMV, adenovirus

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syncytial cells

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measles, herpes viruses, retroviruses

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blisters

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discohesion of epithelial cells as with herpes virus, varicella-zoster

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dysplastic changes to neoplastic transformation

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papillomavirus

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CMV inclusions

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distinct intranuclear and ill-defined cytoplasmic inclusions

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Herpes, varicella inclusions

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Cowdry type A intranuclear inclusion bodies

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Rabies

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Negri bodies; cytoplasmic inclusion bodies

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Papillomavirus

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koilocytes

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Hepatitis

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Councilman bodies (necrotic cells)

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Measles

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Warthin-Finkeldey giant cells with intracytoplasmic and intranuclear inclusion bodies

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Adenovirus

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smudge cells and Cowdry type A intranuclear inclusion bodies

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reactive lymphoid hyperplasia

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EBV (B cells), measles (giant cells), mumps

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28
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infection spread by food/water

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Hepatitis A

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29
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infection spread by aerosolized droplets

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influenza, adenovirus, rhinovirus

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infection spread by cells or body fluids

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EBV, HIV, herpes etc

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Respiratory viruses

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  1. adenovirus
  2. rhinovirus
  3. influenza
  4. measles
  5. RSV
  6. coronavirus
  7. CMV
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GI viruses

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  1. poliovirus
  2. coxsackie
  3. echovirus
  4. rotavirus
  5. Hep A/B/C
  6. Norwalk agent
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Encephalitis/Hemorrhagic fever viruses

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  1. Rubella
  2. Yellow Fever
  3. Dengue
  4. Hanta
  5. Mumps
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Vesicular viruses

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HSV1
HSV2
Varicella-Zoster
smallpox

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Proliferative/Oncogenic viruses

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  1. EBV
  2. Papillomavirus
  3. HIV
  4. HTLV
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Neurotropic viruses

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  1. HSV 1
  2. HSV 2
  3. Varicella Zoster
  4. Rabies
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DNA viruses

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  1. Herpes (1-8)
  2. Adenovirus
  3. hepatitis B
  4. Pox
  5. papilloma/JC
  6. parvovirus
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RNA viruses

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  1. Enteroviruses (polio, coxsackie, echo, hep A)
  2. Reo - rotavirus
  3. coronavirus
  4. Toga - rubella
  5. Flavi - yellow fever, dengue, hep C
  6. Orthomyxo - influenza
  7. Paramyxo - measles, mumps, RSV
  8. Hanta
  9. Filo - ebola
  10. Rhabdo - rabies
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Retro viruses

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polio

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enterovirus
infects tissues in oropharynx
secreted into saliva/swallowed
multiplies in intetinal mucosa and lymph nodes
1% invades CNS to replicate in motor neurons of spinal cord/brain stem

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Upper respiratory viral syndromes

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adenovirus
rhinovirus
echovirus
coronavirus

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Lower respiratory viral syndromes (pneumonias)

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influenza
parainfluenza
RSV

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GI tract/liver viral syndromes

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rotavirus
norwalk agent
hepatitis

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rhinovirus

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binds to ICAM-1
confined to URT, needs cooler environment
hypersecretion due to bradykinins and inflammatory response
over 100 serotypes

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echovirus and coxsackie viruses

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oral/fecal spread
organisms disseminate in blood stream after proliferation in lymphoreticular tissues
respiratory disorders primarily

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coronavirus

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second most common cause of common cold
profuse nasal discharge
little effect on lower respiratory tract

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hemagglutinin binds

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sialic acid-containing proteins and lipids on most cells and mediates entry into cell

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neuraminidase plays a role in

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releasing virus from host cells

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Type A influenza major cause of

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pandemic and epidemic flu infections

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Type B and C infect

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mostly children

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pathology of influenzae

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mucosal hyperemia with lymphomonocytic and plasmacytic infiltration of submucosa; hypersecretion

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influenzae can also cause

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interstitial myocarditis

associated with Reye’s syndrome

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most deaths with pneumonia are due to

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secondary bacterial pneumonias

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parainfluenza

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effects mostly children; mostly localized to URT except in infants where more serious lower respiratory infections occur

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RSV

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most common cause of viral pneumonia in children

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adenovirus

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common cause of acute respiratory disease and pnemonia in military recruits
COWDRY TYPE A INTRANUCLEAR INCLUSIONS
epithelial necrosis with sloughing

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other important forms of viral pneumonias

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herpes viruses including chickenpox (varicella)
CMV
herpes simplex

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rotavirus

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usually acute/self-limited, infectious diarrhea

major cause of diarrhea in infants/older children and adults are resistant to infection

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Norwalk agent

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epidemic viral gastroenteritis

naked icosahedryl nucleocapsids which cannot grow in cultured cells

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HSV type I

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gingivostomatitis, cold sores

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HSV type II

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genital herpes

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HSV type I is major infectious cause of

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corneal blindness
also cause of fatal sporadic encephalitis
causes disseminated disease in immunosuppressed

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pathology of HSV I and II

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fever blisters and cold sores in skin and mucous membranes
inclusion-bearing multinucleated syncytia (TZANCK PREP)
blisters associated with edema and ballooning degeneration

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Congenital infection (TORCH syndrome):

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generalized lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, necrotic foci throughout; corneal lesions, CNS damage (deafness, ataxia)

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Epstein-Barr

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benign, self-limited, lymphoproliferative disease
fever, generalized lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, sore throat
atypial lymphocytes on blood smear

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EBV binds

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to complement receptor on epithelial cells and B cells

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When EBV infects B cells it causes

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proliferation, lymphadenopathy, and polyclonal non-specific antibody synthesis

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EBV immune response involves

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heterophil anti-sheep red blood cell Abs used for diagnostic testing

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latent EBV infection associated with

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Burkitt’s lymphoma and nasopharyngela carcinoma

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Diagnosis dependent on

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  1. atyp8ical lymphocytes
  2. positive heterophil reaction
  3. specific antibodies for EBV antigens
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HTLV associated with

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T cell lymphomas

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CMV characteristics

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disseminated infection in imunosuppressed individuals and neonates characterized by large purple nuclear inclusions; focal necrosis with little inflammation

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CMV infections in neonates from

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intrauterine, perinatal and mother’s milk

devastating disease in neonates

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In infants, CMV manifests as

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hemolytic anemia
jaundice
thrombocytopenia
purpura
hepatosplenomegaly
deafness
chorioretinitis
brain damage/encephalitis
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most common opportunistic viral disease in AIDS patients

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CMV infection in AIDS most always accompanied by

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Pneumocystic carinii

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HPV

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proliferative lesions including common warts, plantar warts and cervical dysplasia
transmitted by direct contact
initially infect basal cells

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Rabies

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negri bodies, secreted in saliva

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yellow fever and dengue

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mosquito-borne (aedes aegyptii)

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Ebola

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filamentous mammalian viruses; neg. sense ssRNA

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Manifestations of ebola

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multihemorrhagic manifestations with DIC, shock
hepatic involvement
visceral organ necrosis
organ damage not sufficient to kills

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Ebola death from

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hemorrhage, shock, fluid loss

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hanta virus

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acute hemorrhagic pulmonary syndrome

fever, acute respiratory distress, hemorrhages, DIC

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West Nile Virus

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birds serve as major reservoir
transmitted by mosquitoes to birds and mammals
headahce, myalgia
meningitis/encephalitis/meningoencephalitis

Path Infectious Diseases Test #1 (10 decks)

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