Virus Flashcards
<p>1. What kind of disease can be caused by adenoviruses</p>
<p>(3 examples)?</p>
<p>-pharyngitis</p>
<p>-pneumonia</p>
<p>-pertussis syndrome</p>
<p>-pharyngo<strong>conjuctival</strong> fever</p>
<p>-acutehaemorrhagic cystitis</p>
<p>-gastroenteritis</p>
<p>2. How can parvoviruses spread?</p>
<p></p>
<p>by respiratory droplets</p>
<p>3. What kind of disease can be caused by parvoviruses</p>
<p>(3 examples)?</p>
<p>-erythema infectiosum</p>
<p>-hydrops fetalis</p>
<p>-aplastic anaemia</p>
<p>4. What kind of diseases can be caused by high-risk group papillomaviruses?</p>
<p>-cervix cancer</p>
<p>-oral cavity tumor</p>
<p>5. What kind of diseases can be caused by low-risk group papillomaviruses?</p>
<p></p>
<p>-condyloma acuminatum</p>
<p>-warts</p>
<p>6. What can JC and BK viruses cause?</p>
<p>(1 example)</p>
<p>JC: progressive multifocal leucopathia (PML)</p>
<p></p>
<p>BK: Nephropathy and haemorrhagic cystitis </p>
<p>7. What can HHV1 (Herpes simplex virus 1) cause?</p>
<p></p>
<p>-Herpes labialis</p>
<p>-Herpes simplex dermatitis</p>
<p>-Eczema herpeticum</p>
<p>-Herpes gladiatorum</p>
<p>-Herpetic whitlow</p>
<p>8. What can HHV2 (Herpes simplex virus 2) cause?</p>
<p>-Herpes genitalis</p>
<p>-Neonatal herpes</p>
<p>-Encephalitis</p>
<p>9. How can HHV1 and HHV2 infections treated?</p>
<p></p>
<p>by A<strong>cyclo</strong>vir</p>
<p>10. What can VZV (Varicella Zooster virus) cause?</p>
<p></p>
<p>chickenpox and shingles</p>
<p>11. How can chickenpox prevented?</p>
<p></p>
<p>By vaccine (live attenuated)</p>
<p>12. What can EBV (Epstein-Barr virus) cause?</p>
<p>-mononucleosis infectiosa</p>
<p>-Burkitt lymphoma</p>
<p>-nasopharingeal carcinoma</p>
<p>-oral hairyleucoplakia</p>
<p>13. What can CMV (Cytomegalovirus) cause?</p>
<p>-Hepatitis</p>
<p>-pancreatitis</p>
<p>-pneumonitis</p>
<p>-nephritis</p>
<p>-myocarditis</p>
<p>-encephalitis,</p>
<p>-chorioretinitis</p>
<p>-oesophagitis</p>
<p>-colitis</p>
<p>-congenital infections</p>
<p>14. What can HHV-6 cause?</p>
<p></p>
<p>-encephalitis</p>
<p>-pneumonitis</p>
<p>-chorioretinitis</p>
<p>-exanthema subitum or roseola infantum</p>
<p>15. What can HHV-7 cause?</p>
<p>-Encephalitis</p>
<p>-Flaccid paralysis</p>
<p>-Hepatitis</p>
<p>-Gastritis</p>
<p>-Lymphadenopathy</p>
<p>-Diarrhoea</p>
<p>-Pityriasis rosea</p>
<p>16. What can HHV-8 cause?</p>
<p></p>
<p>-Kaposi-sarcoma</p>
<p>-lymphoma</p>
<p>17. How can Hepatitis B virus spread?</p>
<p>-by parenteral way</p>
<p>-by sexual contact or perinatal</p>
<p>18. How can Hepatitis B virus infection treated?</p>
<p></p>
<p>-by interferon</p>
<p>-by nucleotide analogues</p>
<p>19. How can Molluscum contagiosum virus spread and what can cause?</p>
<p></p>
<p>-by direct contact</p>
<p>-causes: benign skin tumor</p>
<p>20. What can Poliovirus cause?</p>
<p></p>
<p>-aseptic meningitis</p>
<p>-poliomyelitis</p>
<p>-post-polio syndrome</p>
<p>21. What can Coxsackie A and B viruses cause?</p>
<p>A:</p>
<p>-herpAngina</p>
<p>-hand-foot-mouth disease</p>
<p>-Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis</p>
<p></p>
<p>B:</p>
<p>-<strong>pleuro</strong>dynia or <strong>Bron</strong>holm disease</p>
<p>-myocarditis</p>
<p>-pancreatitis</p>
<p>22. What can Rhinoviruses cause?</p>
<p></p>
<p>-sore throat</p>
<p>-running nose</p>
<p>-coughing</p>
<p>23. How can Hepatitis A virus spread?</p>
<p>-by faecal oral rout</p>
<p>-by contaminated food</p>
<p>-by contaminated water</p>
<p>24. How can Caliciviruses spread and what can cause?</p>
<p></p>
<p>-by faecal oral rout</p>
<p>-by contaminated water</p>
<p>-by aerosol</p>
<p></p>
<p>*Can cause diarrhoea &vomiting*</p>
25. How can Rotaviruses spread and what can cause?
-by faecal oral rout
-causes: diarrhoea & vomiting
26. How can Hepatitis E virus spread and what can cause?
-by contaminated water
-by raw pig and boar meat
*rarely by blood transfusion & transplacental
-causes: acute hepatitis
27. How can spread the causative agent of yellow fever?
-by mosquito bite:
from human to human
OR
from monkey to human
28. How can Hepatitis C virus spread?
-by parenteral
-by blood
-by tattooing
29. Which population is at risk during the Rubella virus infection?
*pregnant women*
because it can cause in utero infections
(congenital rubella syndrome)
30. How can Influenza viruses spread and what can cause?
(3 examples)
-By respiratory droplets
-Symp's:
1. high fever
2. fatigue
3.muscle pain
4. head ache
5. GI symp (just sometimes)
31. How can Morbillivirus spread and what can cause?
-by respiratory droplets
-causes: measles with exanthemas and Koplic spots.
32. What kind of complication may develop during measles?
-pneumonia
-encephalitis
-SSPE: subacute sclerotizing pan-encephalitis
33. How can Mumpsvirus spread and what are the symptoms?
-by respiratory droplets
-Symptoms are:
1. salivary gland inflam.
2. pancreatitis
3. orchitis
4. deafness
34. What is the causative agent of rabies?
Lyssa virus
35. How can rabies prevented?
by vaccine
(administered post exposure)
36. What is the treatment of HIV infection?
combination of nucleotide analogue and protease inhibitors
37. How can HTLV-1 spread?
-by sexual
-by blood
-by transplacental
-by breast-feeding
38. How can Dengue-fever virus spread?
by mosquito bite
39. List two members of Flaviviruses:
-Yellow-fever virus
-Dengue-fever virus
-tick born encephalitis virus
-Zika-virus
40. What does arbovirus mean?
arthropod born viruses.
41. List two diseases caused by prions?
-kuru
-fatal familiar insomnia
-Creutzfeldt–Jacob-syndrome
-bovine spongiform encephalitis
