Viruses

Question 1

An intracellular, infectious parasite capable of replicating only in living cells, containing only one form of nucleic acid
Dermatropic viruses

Answer 1

Virus

Question 2

Causes Smallpox
-Fever, pustular skin rash / lesions, permanent scarring
-Spread via respiratory system or contact with lesions
-Can lead to organ and system drainage
-Vaccine available
Dermatropic viruses

Answer 2

Variola virus

Question 3

Causes chicken pox and shingles
-Herpes virus
Dermatropic viruses

Answer 3

Varicella Zoster virus

Question 4

-Rash, fluid filled blisters, lesions, and fever
-Spread via the respiratory system or contact with lesions
-Can lead to bacterial infection, pneumonia, encephalitis, sepsis, and hemorrhaging
Dermatropic viruses

Answer 4

Chickenpox

Question 5

-Associated with painful rash
-Occurs when the Varicella Zoster virus remains latent in the body and is later reactivated
-Not communicable in this form
Dermatropic viruses

Answer 5

Shingles

Question 6

Causes measles
-Associated with respiratory symptoms, fever, and a rash
-Spreads via respiratory system
-Highly contagious
-Vaccine available
Dermatropic viruses

Answer 6

Rubeola virus

Question 7

Causes Rubella or German measles
-Associated with respiratory symptoms, a rash, and a fever
-Spread via the respiratory system or from mom to fetus
-A more mild version of the measles caused by the Rubeola virus
-May be associated with arthritis, brain infection, and bleeding problems
-Vaccine available
Dermatropic viruses

Answer 7

Rubella virus

Question 8

Causes cold sores, corneal infections, and genital herpes
-Spread via oral contact
-Symptoms are likely to recur
-May also be associated with a fever, headache, and body aches
Dermatropic viruses

Answer 8

Herpes Simplex Virus Type I

Question 9

Causes genital herpes
-Spread via sexual contact
Dermatropic viruses

Answer 9

Herpes Simplex virus II

Question 10

Causes human papilloma virus
-Low risk virus causes genital warts
-High risk virus is linked to cervical cancer
-Spread via sexual contact
-Often asymptomatic
-Often goes away on it’s own
-Vaccine available
Dermatropic viruses

Answer 10

Human Papilloma virus (HPV)

Question 11

Causes the flu
-Associated with respiratory symptoms, fever, muscle and body aches, and headaches
-Several types (A and B usually cause seasonal epidemics
-Spread via respiratory systems and fomites
Pneumotropic viruses

Answer 11

Influenza virus

Question 12

-Can be caused by more than 200 viruses
-Most commonly caused by Rhinoviruses and coronaviruses
-Associated with respiratory symptoms
Pneumotropic viruses

Answer 12

Common cold viruses

Question 13

Causes rabies
-Transmitted via saliva or brain/ nervous system tissue from an infected animal
-Begins with flu-like symptoms and progresses to cerebral disfunction, mental symptoms, abnormal behavior, hydrophobia, hallucinations, and muscle spasms
-Eventually will effect the respiratory muscles and cause the person to asphyxiate
-Once clinical symptoms occur, the disease is almost always fatal
Neurotropic viruses

Answer 13

Rabies virus
Lyssavirus, Rhabdoviridae

Question 14

Causes Polio or poliomyelitis
-Begins with flu-like symptoms that may progress to meningitis and/or paralysis
-Spread via respiratory system or digestive system
-Very contagious
-Vaccine available
Neurotropic viruses

Answer 14

Polio virus

Question 15

-Inflammation of the brain and may be associated with flu-like symptoms, headaches, seizures, cognitive changes, and behavioral changes
-Most commonly caused by herpes simplex virus, West Nile virus, enteroviruses, Varicella Zoster virus, Epstein-Barr virus, and cytomegalovirus
-May also be associated to rubeola, rubella, and the rabies virus
Neurotropic viruses

Answer 15

Viral Encephalitis virus

Question 16

Causes hepatitis or damage to / inflammation of the liver
-Several types including A, B, C, D, and E
Viscerotropic viruses

Answer 16

Hepatitis virus

Question 17

-Spread via fecal-oral route
-Can survive for days on fomites
-Always acute
-Vaccine available
Viscerotropic viruses

Answer 17

Hepatitis A (infectious)

Question 18

-Spread via contaminated body fluids
-Can also be spread via sexual contact and from mom to baby during childbirth
-Can be acute or chronic
-Vaccine available
Viscerotropic viruses

Answer 18

Hepatitis B (serum)

Question 19

-Spread through contact with blood and body fluids
-May be acute or chronic
-No vaccine available
Viscerotropic viruses

Answer 19

Hepatitis C

Question 20

Causes infectious mononucleosis or mono (“kissing disease” or “college disease”)
-Associated with respiratory symptoms, fever, an enlarged spleen, enlarged liver, and a rash
-Spread via body fluids
-Associated with a long latent phase
Viscerotropic viruses

Answer 20

Epstein-Barr virus (Herpes virus 4)

Question 21

Causes cytomegalovirus (CMT)
-Herpes virus
-Associated with fever, sore throat. hepatitis, and other symptoms
-Spread via body fluids
-Can also cause mononucleosis
-May be congenital leasing to immediate symptoms or symptoms later in life if virus remains latent
Viscerotropic viruses

Answer 21

Cytomegalovirus

Question 22

Causes parotitis or the mumps
-Associated with respiratory symptoms as well as other systemic symptoms
-Associated with reproductive issues in some cases
-Spread via the respiratory system
-Vaccine available
Viscerotropic viruses

Answer 22

Paramyxovirus

Question 23

Causes HIV and AIDS
-Symptoms are systemic and immune system is compromised
-Transmitted via body fluids
-No cure
-Often associated with secondary infections
Immunological viruses

Answer 23

Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV)