Viral Gastroenteritis (Exam #3)

Question 1

What is the primary symptom associated with Viral Gastroenteritis?

Answer 1

Acute watery diarrhea

Question 2

How does Viral Gastroenteritis differ from Bacterial Gastroenteritis in terms of incubation period?

Answer 2

• Viral = RAPID incubation period

- Bacterial = slower incubation period

Question 3

Treatment for Viral Gastroenteritis? What should be avoided?

Answer 3

Oral rehydration

- NO ABX

Question 4

What are the two most common etiologies of Viral Gastroenteritis, and which is more common?? What population is each more common in (2, 1)?

Answer 4

• Norovirus = MORE COMMON; adults, school-aged children

- Rotavirus = infants

Question 5

What organism comes from the Caliciviridae family? What other organism also comes from this family?

Answer 5

Norovirus

- Also Sapovirus

Question 6

What organism is a naked virus, and how does this effect its ability to survive?

Answer 6

Norovirus

- Able to persist in environment

Question 7

What is the best diagnostics tool for both Norovirus and Rotavirus? What other test can also be used for Norovirus and when would this be used?

Answer 7

RT-qPCR Assay

- EIA for Norovirus OUTBREAK (less sensitive)

Question 8

What is the predictable pattern seen with Rotavirus?

Answer 8

Seen in Winter/Spring

- FUN FACT: Nov/Dec in AZ

Question 9

Which Viral Gastroenteritis organism is a dsDNA virus?

Answer 9

Rotavirus

Question 10

Which Viral Gastroenteritis organism can be prevented with vaccination?

Answer 10

Rotavirus