Viral Infections

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Infection caused by the presence of virus in the body

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Viral infection

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Management: Viral infection

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1. Proper diet
2. Hydration
3. Rest
4. Anti-viral
5. Isolation

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Extremely contagious and can be spread by direct, contact, droplet transmission and airborne transmissoin

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Chickenpox

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Causative agent: Chickenpox

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Varicella-zoster

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Extremely contagious from about 2 days before the rash appears until all the blisters are crusted over

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Chickenpox

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Itchy, fluid-filled blisters that appear first on the face, trunk, or scalp and spreads 10-21 days after exposure

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Chickenpox

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Fever, headache, tummy ache, or loss of appetite, flu-like symptoms

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Chickenpox

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Causative agent: Shingles

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Herpes zoster

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Affects only one side of the body (left or right) and never cross the midline with very painful rash

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Shingles

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Oral antivirals for Shingles

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1. Acyclovir (zovirax)
2. Valacyclovir (valtrex)
3. Famciclovir (famvir)

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Severe form of respiratory tract infection with generalized bodily symptoms

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Flu

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Causative agent: Flu

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Influenza virus

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Severe cold symptoms, with higher fever and severe backaches, muscle pains

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Flu

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Severe headache, cough, and intermittent sweating, shivering

Vomiting and/or diarrhea

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Flu

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Causative agent: German Measles

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Rubella virus

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It has a teratogenic effects

Most contagious from 1 week before to 1 week after the rash appears

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German Measles

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Incubation period for rubella is 14-23 days with an average incubation period of 16-18 days

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German Measles

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Hydrophobia; Spread to people through close contact with infected saliva via bites or scratches

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Rabies

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A viral disease that causes acute encephalitis in animals and people

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Rabies

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Inflammation of the spinal cord which disrupts the CNS functions linking the brain and limbs

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Myelitis

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Acute inflammation of the brain

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Encephalitis

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Signs of hyperactivity; Excited behavior

Hydrophobia and sometimes aerophobia

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Furious rabies

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Accounts for about 30% of the total number of human cases

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Paralytic rabies

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Runs a less dramatic and usually longer course than the furious form

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Paralytic rabies

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Muscles gradually becomes paralyzed, starting at the site of the bite or scratch

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Paralytic rabies

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Two forms of Rabies

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1. Furious rabies
2. Paralytic rabies

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Causative agent: Mumps

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Paramyxovirus

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The most common presentation is parotitis

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Mumps

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The incubation period can be 12-15 days but the average is 16-18 days

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Mumps

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Complications of Mumps

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1. Meningitis and Encephalitis
2. Orchitis

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Complications of Mumps

High fever, stiff neck, headache, nausea, and vomiting

Drowsiness, convulsions, and other signs of brain involvement

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Meningitis and Encephalitis

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Complications of Mumps

High fever, shaking chills, headache

Nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain that can sometimes be mistaken for appendicitis if the right testicle is affected

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Orchitis

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Inflammatory disease of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord

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Encephalitis

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Inflammation of the brain parenchyma

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Encephalitis

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Infantile paralysis

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Poliomyelitis

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Causative agent: Poliomyelitis

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Polio virus

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Multiplies in the gastrointestinal tract but are particularly neurotropic

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Poliomyelitis