Zoonotic Infections Flashcards
1
Q
flaviviruses cause
A
dengue
yellow fever
zika
2
Q
togaviruses cause
aka alphavirus
A
chikungunya
3
Q
reoviruses cause
A
colorado tick fever
4
Q
filviruses cause
A
ebola
5
Q
bunyaviruses cause
A
hantavirus aka sin nombre virus
6
Q
hantavirus transmission
A
through rodents or their excretions
-no person to person or insect
7
Q
colorado tick fever transmission
A
rocky mountain wood tick
reservoir: ground squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, deer
8
Q
monkeys are reservoirs for
A
dengue
yellow fever
zika
9
Q
humans are reservoirs for
A
chikungunya
-also uses primates, rodents, birds, small mammals
10
Q
reservoir for ebola
A
bats or rodents
-no insect vector known
11
Q
viral infection pathway
A
- virus transmitted to human (usually thru mosquito saliva)
- replicates in target organs
- infects WBCs and lymphatic tissue
- virus released into bloodstream
- new mosquito ingests blood
