Viral Encephalitis and Poliomyelitis Flashcards
Introduction
Encephalitis is a/an (acute or chronic?) inflammatory process affecting the ___________
Acute
brain parenchyma
Causes
Herpesviruses
List 6
Flaviviruses
List 4
Togaviridae
List 3
HSV – 1, HSV – 2, VZV, CMC, EBV, HHV – 6
West Nile
Japanese encephalitis
St. Louis encephalitis
Tick borne encephalitis virus
Eastern equine encephalitis
Western equine encephalitis Venzuelan equine encephalitis virus
Causes
Enteroviruses
Measles virus
Mumps virus
Rabies virus
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus Colorado tick fever virus
Influenza virus
Adenoviruses
T/F
T
ARBOVIRUS
The arboviruses are a miscellaneous group of
(Naked or Enveloped?)
____RNA viruses that infect animals.
They are transmitted from one vertebrate host to another via _________
The main reservoirs are wild birds and small mammals. Man may be infected if bitten by the insect vector.
Enveloped
ss
blood sucking arthropods.
ARBOVIRUS
The main reservoirs are ______ and _______. Man may be infected if _______________
wild birds and small mammals
bitten by the insect vector.
Flaviviruses
_________, 40 - 60 nm or more in diameter
Naked or Enveloped?
_____-stranded RNA
________ sense, about 11 kb
Replication: ________.
Assembly: within ___________.
Spherical
Enveloped; single; positive
cytoplasm
endoplasmic reticulum
Flaviviruses
Envelope. _____ structural protein
•list : ___________________________________
Non structural:
•list !!!
Three
Capsid (C), Membrane (M), Envelope (E)
NS1, NS2A, NS2B, NS3, NS4A, NS4B, NS5
Togavirus
_________, 70 nm in diameter
nucleocapsid has ____ capsomeres.
Genome: ________-sense, _____-stranded RNA, 11–12 kb in size.
(Naked or Enveloped?).
Replication: ________.
Assembly: ______ through ________
Spherical; 42
positive; single
Enveloped
cytoplasm
Budding ; host cell membranes.
Togavirus
Envelope:
_____________ major structural polypeptides
______ are _________.
Three or four
two
glycosylated
Clinical features of viral encephalitis
Fever
Headache
Malaise
Anorexia
Nausea and Vomiting
____________/_________
______ aberrations: ________,_______
Altered sensorium/coma
Mental
hallucination; agitation
Clinical features of viral encephalitis
___________ change
_________ disorders
occasionally __________
personality
behavioral
frank psychosis
Clinical features of viral encephalitis
_____________ seizures in >50% severe cases.
(Mild or Severe?) focused _______ deficits
Virtually every possible ____________________ has been reported.
Focal or general
Severe; neurologic
focal neurological disturbance
Clinical features of viral encephalitis
Most Common
•______ and ______
•Hemi______ with ________ tendon reflexes
• (voluntary or Involuntary?) movements
•________ nerve deficits (_____palsies, ______ weakness)
Aphasia; Ataxia
paresis; hyperactive
Involuntary
Cranial; ocular; facial
Laboratory diagnosis of viral encephalitis
CSF
• usually _______
• __________________ pressure
•initially a _________ ________, which rapidly converts to ________
• proteins are ________
• glucose is _______
PCR
Virus culture
Serology – IgG, IgM
colorless
Slightly increased
neutrophilic pleocytosis; lymphocytes
Increased
normal
Treatment
HSV – Acyclovir
• 10mg/kgintravenouslyevery8hours. • Duration 14-21 days.
Ganciclovir can be used in CMV infections.
Fever, dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, and convulsions require treatment.
For cerebral edema severe enough to produce herniation, controlled hyperventilation, mannitol, and dexamethasone.
Patients with cerebral edema must not be overhydrated. monitoring ICP should be considered.
Treatment of viral encephalitis
HSV – _______
___________ can be used in CMV infections.
Fever, dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, and convulsions require treatment.
Acyclovir
Ganciclovir
Treatment of viral encephalitis
For cerebral edema severe enough to produce _______, controlled _____,_________, and ————-
Patients with cerebral edema must not be ————-. monitoring _____ should be considered.
herniation
hyperventilation, mannitol, and dexamethasone.
overhydrated; ICP
Prognosis of viral encephalitis
Outcomes are variable depending on _____.
———- and ______ encephalitis generally have high mortality rates and Severe neurologic sequelae among survivors.
______ is associated with significant morbidity and morality.
etiology
EEE and St. Louis
WNV
Prognosis of viral encephalitis
Mortality of HSV encephalitis before acyclovir was _____% to _____%, and with treatment approximately _____%.
_______ disability, _____, and ______ deficits are common sequelae seen among survivors
60; 70
30
Cognitive; seizures; motor
Prevention
Vaccination
List 4
Mosquito control
Use of insect repellant
Insecticide spray
Mosquito nets
VZV
Rabies virus
Japenese encephalitis virus
Tick borne encephalitis virus
Post infectious encephalitis
develop in the _______ phase, following a number of common viral infections
(Common or Uncommon?)
Measles, mumps, rubella and primary varicella-zoster virus infection.
convalescent
Uncommon