Viral, Parasites Flashcards
RNA virus
paramyxoviridae
Measles
used for influenza A and B
oseltamivir
use for RSV
aerosolised ribavirin
used to HSV encephalitis
acyclovir
used for CMV
ganciclovir
fusion of infected cells with multinucleated giant cells
warthin finkeldey giant cells
measles
4 phases of measles
incubation, prodromal, exanthematous, recovery
koplik spots appear
1-4 days prior to rash in measles
measles antibody appears after __ and lasts up to __
1-2 days, 1 month
most common cause of death in measles
pneumonia
most common complication of measles
acute otitis media
virus of SSPE missing this protein
M
involved in budding
diagnosis of SSPE at least one
- measles antibody in CSF
- EEG suppression burst episodes
- histologic brain tissue
DOC for SSPE
carbamazepine
vit A in measles
50, 000 <6mo
100, 000 6-12mo
200,000 >12mo
side effect of measles vaccine
thrombocytopenia
single stranded RNA
Togaviridae
rubella
maternal rubella infection most severe when
first 8 weeks of gestation
rose coloured lesions on oropharynx
Forchheimer spots
rubella
most serious complication of postnatal rubella
encephalitis
cns rubella similar to SSPE
PRP
progressive rubella panencephalitis
most common finding in congenital rubella
hearing loss with microcephaly
retinal finding in congenital rubella
salt and pepper retinopathy
most serious eye finding in congenital rubella
cataract
babies with congenital rubella can excrete virus up to
1 year
if preggers had exposure to rubella but with negative antibody
repeat test 2-3 weeks
if (+) in either 2nd or 3rd, infection happened
if (-), repeat 3rd test after 6 weeks, if all are (-) then no infection
single stranded RNA
family paramyxoviridae, genus rubulavirus
mumps
virus in mumps appears
in saliva up to 7 days before symptoms to 7 days after onset of parotid swelling
mumps meningitis manifests __ days after parotitis
5 days
T or F:
false negative PPD result after mumps vaccine
true
T or F:
egg allergy CI to measles vaccination
F
T or F:
egg allergy CI to mumps vaccination
T
positive stranded RNA
picornaviridae
polio
route of transmission polio
fecal oral
polio primarily infects
anterior horn cells (motor) and medulla oblongata (cranial nerve nuclei)
t or f:
polio has sensory deficit
motor and DTRs only
what is VAPP
vaccine associated paralytic polio
some vaccine strains/revertants develop neurovirulent phenotype leading to paralysis
best place to culture polio 1 week after illness
stool
maximum paralysis of polio __ days
2-3 days after onset of paralysis
t or f
breastfeeding reduces chances of enteroviruses
t
hand foot mouth disease frequently caused by
coxsakie a16
fever, soar throat, dysphagia, and lesions in posterior pharynx
dx? cause?
herpangina
enterovirus 71 but can also be coxsakie A
paroxysmal thoracic pain
dx?
cause?
pleurodynia or Bornholm disease
coxsakie B and echovirus
acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis
enterovirus 70 and coxsakie a24
commonly implicated in myocarditis
coxsakie b
secondmost cause of orchitis (after mumps)
coxsakie
implicated in cases of nephritis and IgA nephropathy
enteroviruses
most common cause of viral meningitis in mumps immunised population
enteroviruses
css findings in enterovirus meningitis
slight pleocytosis, predominantly PMS in first 48 hours, normal or slightly low glucose, normal or slightly high protein
bacterial and viral ddx
Nonspecific febrile illness
BACTERIAL
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus in uenzae type b, Neisseria meningitides
VIRAL
In uenza viruses, human herpesviruses 6 and 7, human parechoviruses
bacterial and viral ddx
Exanthems/enanthems
BACTERIAL
Group A streptococcus, Staphylococcus aureus, N. meningitides
VIRAL
Herpes simplex virus, adenoviruses, varicella-zoster virus, Epstein-Barr virus, measles virus, rubella virus, human herpesviruses 6 and 7, human parechoviruses
bacterial and viral ddx
Respiratory illness/conjunctivitis
BACTERIAL
S. pneumoniae, H. in uenzae (nontypeable and type b), N. meningitidis, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumonia
VIRAL
Adenoviruses, in uenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, parain uenza viruses, rhinoviruses, human metapneumovirus, coronaviruses
bacterial and viral ddx
Myocarditis/pericarditis
BACTERIAL
S. aureus, H. in uenzae type b, M. pneumonia
VIRAL
coxsakie Adenoviruses, in uenza virus, parvovirus, cytomegalovirus
bacterial and viral ddx
Meningitis/encephalitis
BACTERIAL
S. pneumoniae, H. in uenzae type b,
N. meningitidis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Borrelia burgdorferi, M. pneumoniae, Bartonella henselae, Listeria monocytogenes
VIRAL
Herpes simplex virus, West Nile virus, in uenza viruses, adenoviruses, Epstein-Barr virus, mumps virus, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, arboviruses, human parechoviruses
bacterial and viral ddx
Neonatal infections
BACTERIAL
Group B streptococcus, Gram-negative enteric bacilli, L. monocytogenes, Enterococcus
VIRAL
Herpes simplex virus, adenoviruses, cytomegalovirus, rubella virus, human parechoviruses
erythema infectiosum or fifth disease
aplastic crisis
parvovirus b19
target cells of parvovirus
erythroid
most sensitive trimester to parvovirus b19
2nd trimester
fever, pruritus, painful edema, erythema localised to distal extremities “gloves and socks”
dx? cause?
PPGSS papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome
parvovirus b19
leading cause of fatal encephalitic in children and adults
HSV encephalitis
most common manifestation of HSV1
fever blisters or cold sores or herpes labialis
local burning and tenderness over genitals before vesicle formation
vesicles then become ulcers
HSV2
area of brain affected by HSV
frontal or temporal and limbic system
fever, nuchal rigidity, anosmia, memory loss, peculiar behaviour, expressive aphasia, hallucination, focal seizure
HSV enchephalitis
most common cause of recurrent aseptic meningitis
Mollaret meningitis - caused by HSV
newborn presents at 8-17 days old of life with vesicles, irritability, lethargy, poor feeding poor tone, seizures
neonatal HSV
gold standard for diagnosing HSV
viral culture
treatment of HSV encephalitis
acyclovir 10mkdose q8 x 14-21 days
treatment of neonatal HSV
acyclovir 60mkday TID x 14 (skin), 21 days (disseminated)
t or f
male circumcision is associated with reduced risk go acquiring genital HSV
true
what is breakthrough varicella
rash that appears after being vaccinated 42days prior
breakthrough varicella caused by
wild type virus
infants born to mothers with varicella present high risk if
with rash 5 days prior to delivery or 2 days after delivery
varicella igG able to cross placenta after _ weeks aog
30 wks
t or f
all preterms should receive ivig if mom develops varicella even if >1wk
true
cicatricial skin scarring, limb hypoplasia, microcephaly, chorioretinits, cataracts, hydronephrosis, iugr
congenital varicella
secondary bacterial infections associated with varicella
strep
staph
neurologic complications of varicella
encephalitis and cerebellar ataxia
csf findings varicella
mild lymphocytic pleocytosis, slight increase protein, normal glucose
findings on tzanck smear for varicella
multinucleated giant cells
triad of fatigue, pharyngitis, generalised lymphadenopathy
EBV
mononucleosis
first human virus to be associated with malignancy
EBV
EBV associated in HIV adults benign
oral hairy leukoplakia
EBV associated in HIV kids
lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis
malignant EBV associated
CLAD, eustachian tube blockage, nasal obstruction with epistaxis
NPCA
most common childhood cancer in east africa
endemic african burkitt lymphoma
protooncogene in burkitt
c-myc
hodgkin disease associated with
EBV
morbilliform vasculitic rash seen after giving beta lactam antibiotic to patient with mononucleosis
ampicillin rash
symmetric rash on cheeks that coalesce into plaques
lasts 15-50 days
dx? associated with?
gianotti crosti syndrome
diseases associated with atypical lymphocytosis
EBV, CMV, toxoplasmosis, rubella, viral hepatitis, roseola, mumps, tb, typhoid, mycoplasma, malaria, drug reaction
heterophiles antibody test
EBV
paul bunnell antibodies
blunt ab trauma in patients with EBV
splenic rupture (due to splenomegaly)
prednisone in ebv indicated in
airway obstruction, thrombocytopenia,
autoimmune haemolytic anemia, seizure, meningitis
most feared complication in ebv
sub scapular splenic hemorrhage
splenic rupture
perceptual distortions in sizes, shapes and spatial relations associated with EBV
alice in wonderland syndrome
metamorphsia
immunodeficiency with high mortality to EBV
duncan syndrome
x linked lymphoproliferative syndrome
most common opportunistic infection in HIV prior to antiretroviral
CMV
largest human herpesvirus
cmv
rate of transmission in breast milk CMV
60-70%
clinical findings congenital cmv
hepatosplenomegaly, petechial rash, jaundice, microcephaly, iugr, hearing loss
lab findings congenital cmv
hyperbilirunemia, elevated transaminase, thrombocytopenia, anemia, abnormal cuts/ct
lab diagnosis of CMV
recovery of virus within first 3 weeks of life
histopath finding of CMV
owl eye inclusion
nuclear and cytoplasmic inclusions
treatment of congenital cmv
6wk ganciclovir
roseola infantum
exanthem subitum
sixth disease
human herpesvirus 6
high fever which resolves after 72 hours followed by blanching evanescent rash (trunk) 1-3 days
roseola infantum
exanthem subitum
sixth disease
human herpesvirus 6
ulcer at uvulopalatoglossal junction
nagayama spot roseola infantum exanthem subitum sixth disease human herpesvirus 6
mir findings of HHV6
areas of hyper intense T2 and fluid attenuation inversion on hippocampus, uncut, amygdala
gold standard for diagnosing HHV6
viral culture
most common complication of roseola
seizures
kaposi sarcoma
hhv 8
anemia, thrombocytopenia, lad
hhv8
multi centric castleman disease
primary diagnostic in hhv8
elisa
hhv 8
lymphomatous invasion of the pleura, pericardium
primary effusion based lymphoma
treatment hhv8
rapamycin
rna
orthomyxoviridae
influenza
primary human pathogens influenza
a and b
minor changes within serotype
antigenic drift
major changes within serotype
antigenic shift
pathogenesis of influenza
infect respiratory epithelium
loss of ciliary function
decreased mucus production
common complications of influenza
otitis media
penumonia
secondmost common cause of viral pneumonia
parainfluenza
croup
barking cough
parainfluenza
narrowing of subglottic region
steeple sign
croup
emergency treatment of croup
dexamethasone 0.6mg/kg single dose
aerosolised epinephrine
major cause of bronchiolitis
RSV
respiratory syncytial virus
one of the most contagious viruses to affect humans
rsv
t or f
bronchiolitis is more common in boys
true
1.5:1 ratio
first sign of infection RSV
rhinorrhea