Viruses and Diseases

Question 1

Hepatitis A Virus (HAV)

Answer 1

Hepatits = Inflammation of the Liver

milder than HBV, HCV

Question 2

Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)

Answer 2

Hepatitis

Liver Disease with Jaundice

Question 3

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)

Answer 3

Cirrhosis &/or Liver Cancer

Question 4

Herpes Simplex Virus - 1

Answer 4

Primarily Oral blister lesions, cold sores on lips, skin or eyes (corneal ulcers with blindness)

Question 5

Herpes Simplex Virus - 2

Answer 5

Primarily Genital blisters

Question 6

HSV-1 or 2 Herpetic Whitlow

Answer 6

blisters on fingers and can spread to other parts of skin

Question 7

VARICELLA-zoster

Answer 7

Varicella causes Chicken Pox

Question 8

varicella-ZOSTER

Answer 8

Zoster causes Shingles

Question 9

Epstein-Barr Virus

Answer 9

Mononucleosis (Mono), rarely cancer

Question 10

Measles Virus

Answer 10

Rubeola - Measles

Question 11

Mumps Virus

Answer 11

Mumps

Question 12

Rubella Virus

Answer 12

Rubella - German Measles

Question 13

Polio Virus

Answer 13

Poliomyelitis - mild to paralytic

Question 14

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Answer 14

Primary Cause of Pneumonia in infants, bronchiolitis in older children and adults

Question 15

Hantavirus

Answer 15

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

Question 16

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

Answer 16

Cervical Cancer, Warts, Oral Cancer

Question 17

Ebola Virus

Answer 17

Hemorrhagic Fever

Question 18

Influenza A and B

Answer 18

The Flu

Question 19

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Answer 19

Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Question 20

TSE = Transmissible Spongiform Encephalitis

Answer 20

Scrapie (sheep), Kuru (cannibals), Creutzfeld Jakob Disease (humans - slow developing), Mad Cow Disease

Question 21

Avian Influenza

Answer 21

Bird Flu

Question 22

Rabies

Answer 22

Rabies - encephalitis… agitated to calm

Question 23

Rotovirus

Answer 23

gastroenteritis (children)

Question 24

Norovirus

Answer 24

gastroenteritis (cruise ships)