Zoonoses IV Flashcards
genome of arena virus
- ssRNA with two segments with one being ambisense
- ambisense means that part of it is positive sense and parts are negative sense – it codes for RNA dependent RNA polymerase
how does arena virus spread
through rat feces and urine
diseases that fall under arenavirus
Lassa fever and Venezuelan Hemorrhagic Fever
animal associated with Lassa Fever and how it is transmitted
African Bush rat
urine from rat
what happens to those infected with Lassa Fever
most of them are asymptomatic while about 15% mortality in hospitalized cases
how do you diagnose Lassa Fever
blood and CSF
virus and reservoir of Venezuelan Hemorrhagic Fever
Guanaritovirus
cane and cotton rats
genome of bunyavirus
-ssRNA
pathogenesis of bunyavirus
plasma and RBCs leak through vascular epithelium
diseases associated with Bunyavirus
Korean Hemorrhagic Fever
Congo Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)
virus and reservoir associated with Korean Hemorrhagic Fever
Hantaan virus
rats or deer mouse
virus and reservoir of Congo Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever
niarovirus
wild mouse, hare, squirrels and hedgehog
vector for Congo Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever and animal associated with the vector
hyalomma tick
sheep
symptoms of Congo Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever
2 peak fever
- 1st phase: high fever and last for about 12 days; hemorrhages during day 3-7 which at the time fever comes down
- 2nd phase: after hemorrhages, fever returns again
genome of flavivirus
+ssRNA