Viral Disease and Transmission Flashcards
Hepatitis A
Hu Fecal to Hu Oral (food, water)
Hepatitis B
Parenteral or Sexual (high amount in semen and blood)
Hepatitis C
Parenteral (IV drug users, Needle Sticks, Transfusions). Tatoos, body piercing…
HSV-1
contact with oral area
HSV-2
STD or neonatal (if contact with genital secretions)
Herpetic Whitlow
Fingers touching a lesion
Varicella-Zoster
Hu Resp to Hu Resp (unvacc)
direct contact with lesion, transplacental, through conjunctiva of eye
HRG: unvaccinated
Mono
Saliva (kissing, drinking after… can be blood transfusion)
HRG: people who didn’t get infected as children
Measles
Hu Resp to Hu Resp
HRG: unvaccinated
Mumps
Hu Resp to Hu Resp
HRG: unvaccinated who haven’t had second shot
Rubella
Hu Resp to Hu Resp, or nasal secretions
HRG: Unvaccinated
Polio
Hu Fecal to Hu Oral, water, fingers, flies
HRG: unvaccinated
RSV
Hu Resp to Hu Resp, fomites, fingers
HRG: babies, elderly, immunodeficient, Congestive Heart Failure patients
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Rodent Borne (mice), to Hu Resp HRG: people in dry climates exposed to rodents
HPV
Direct contact, STD, Oral Sex, tanning beds, bathing suits, medical instruments
HRG: women with multiple sexual partners, now men, too