Virus & Infections

Question 0

high fever, black vomit, jaundice

Answer 0

Yellow fever virus

Question 1

common cold, >100 serotypes

Answer 1

Rhinovirus

Question 2

infantile gastroenteritis, acute diarrhea esp in day care

Answer 2

Rotavirus

Question 3

rubella, German measles, 3 day measles
fever, post auricular LAD, arthralgias, rash start on face - spread centrifugal
congenital disease

Answer 3

Rubella virus

Question 4

seal-like bark cough + inspiratory stridor
steeple sign on Xray
pulsus paradoxus

Answer 4

Croup/acute laryngotracheobronchitis

Parainfluenza virus

Question 5

prodrome fever, cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, Koplik spots
then maculopapular rash starts @ head & descends
LAD
sequelae: SSPE, encephalitis, giant cell pneumonia

Answer 5

Measles (rubeola) virus

Question 6

parotitis, orchitis, aseptic meningitis

can cause sterility

Answer 6

Mumps virus

Question 7

fever, malaise
then agitation, photophobia, hydrophobia, hypersalivation
then paralysis, coma, death

Answer 7

Rabies virus

Question 8

abrupt onset flu-like, d/v
high fever, myalgia
progress to DIC, diffuse hemorrhagic shock
high incidence nosocomial infection

Answer 8

Ebola virus