Viral disease of childhood Flashcards
Childhood Exanthema
1st disease: measles
2nd disease: scarlet fever
3rd disease: german measles (rubella)
4th disease: filatow-dukes disease..don’t know if this is really a thing
5th disease: erythema infectiosum due to parvo b19
6th disease: roseola infantum (aka exanthema subitum due to HHV 6/7)
Paramyxovirus. Tell me about it
- Large, enveloped
- ssRNA- (has RNA dependent RNA polymerase)
- Non-segmented genome so doesn’t rearrange like orthomyxovirus (the flu) does
Viruses in Paramyxoviridae family?
- Parainfluenza virus
- Measles
- Mumps
- RSV
What part of the paramyxovirus do we make antibodies to initially?
The surface glycoproteins
What viruses cause a maculoarpapular rash (one of the objectives….)
- Measles
- Rubella
- Echoviruses 4, 9, 16
4, Coxsackievirus A9, 16, B5 - Adenovirus
- Parvovirus B19
What viruses cause a vesicular/papular rash (one of the objectives….)
- Varicella
- Smallpox
- Molluscum contagiosum
- HSV
- Cosackievirus Group A
What viruses can petechial or purpuric rash (one of the objectives….)
- Coxsackievirus Group A
2. Echovirus
What vaccine works against measles and mumps?
MMR: live attenuated virus
Measles. Tell me about it’s presentation.
Initially, think 4 C’s:
- Conjunctivitis
- Cough
- Coryza
- Koplik spots (blue/white spots on red background in the oral mucosa) (pathonemonic for Measles)
Then you get really high fever (40C) and descending, confluent rash (which is a cell mediated, T-cell response. If pt has reduced cell mediated immunity there will be no rash).
What are the complications of measles?
- Pneumonia
- ADEM: acute disseminate encephalomyelitis (days after)
- MIBE: measles inclusion body encephalitis (months after)
* 4. SSPE: Subacute sclerosing, pan-encephalitis (years after)
Virulence factors for measles?
- HA: hemagluttinin which makes RBC stick together
- Fusion protein: makes multinucleate giant cells usually in lymphoid tissue. May also see cytoplasmic and intranuclear inclusion bodies.
What vitamin reduces the morbidity and mortality of measles?
Vitamin A
What clinical manifestations are associated with mumps?
- Parotitis (virus replicates in the salivary and parotid gland)
- Unilateral orchitis (impaired fertility)
Complications of mumps?
- Meningitis
2. Post- infectious Encephalitis
Virulence factors of mumps
- HA
- Fusion proteins
- Neuraminidase (NA): catalyzes hydrolysis of sialic acid off infected cell so that when the new virus is released it doesn’t just stick to the cell its coming from, but can infect new cells.
RSV clinical manifestations?
- Seen in infants