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4th Semester - Micro - Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

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What is a common characteristic of all viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever?   They are all enveloped RNA viruses.  
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Describe the structure of flaviviruses   Small, single stranded, postive sense enveloped RNA viruses  
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Flaviviruses are responsible for what disesaes primarily   Yellow fever and dengue  
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Yellow fever and dengue are caused by what virus?   Flavivirus  
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Approx size of flavivirus?   50nm in diameter  
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What type of mosquito transmits jungle yellow fever to humans   Aedes spp. mosquito  
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What type of mosquito transmits urban yellow fever to human?   A. aegypti  
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What is the incubation period of yellow fever?   3 to 6 days  
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What is the duration of yellow fever?   6-10 days.  
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What is faget's sign?   The unusual combination of fever and bradycardia. Seen in yellow fever, among other dz's  
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What are the lab findings of yellow fever?   Leukopenia with relative neutropenia  
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Clinical presentation of yellow fever in viremic stage   high fever, malaise, chills, ha. myalgia, CONGESTION OF CONJUNCTIVA AND **REDDENING OF THE EDGES OF TONGUE**  
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Clinical presentation of yellow fever in late stage?   **EPIGASTRIC PAIN AND JAUNDICE**, rena dysfunction / oliguria, Increase AST and ALT levels. Global reduction in clotting factors / prolonged PT and bleeding time.  
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How is yellow fever diagnosed?   Often clinical and epidemiologic. Otherwise, Mostly ELISA.  
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ddx of yellow fever?   Viral hepatitis, leptospirosis, dengue, etc  
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what liver cells are first infected?   Kupffer cells.  
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Can people get yellow fever twice?   No. Being infected once provides life long immunity in the form of neutralizing ABs  
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What are the two types of dengue?   Classical dengue fever and Dengue hemorrhagic fever / dengue shock syndrome ( mostly in children)  
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Lab findings of classical dengue?   Leukopenia with absolute neutropenia and elevated AST/ALT  
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Clinical presentation of dengue?   Abrupt onset of high fever, arthralgia / deep bone pain, CONGESTION OF CONJUNCTIVA, puffy eyelids and RELATIVE BRADYCARDIA, May complain of a metallic taste sensation and epitaxis  
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Lab findings of dengue hemorrhagic fever.   Same as classical dengue ** but with elevated hct and throbocytopenia**  
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Likely cause of leukopenia in dengue fever?   BM suppression.  
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Can you get dengue fever more than once?   Yes. Although long last immunity is achieved through neutralizing antibodies. 2nd infxon is possible from a virus of heterologous sertotype, in which case it is usually the more severe form.  
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describe structure of FILOviruses.   filamentous, pleomorphic, (-) SSRNA viruses.  
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What are the two main species of filovirus?   Ebola and Marburg  
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What is the incubation period of filoviruses?   4 days to 6 weeks  
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What are the lab findings of filovirus infection (marburg or ebola)   lymphopenia, netropenia, marked thrombocytopenia, elevated AST and ALT with elvated CREATININE AND BUN  
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Filoviruses infect what cell type?   Mononuclear phagocytes.  
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rift valley fever is caused by what virus?   phlebovirus  
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Phlebovirus causes....   rift valley fever  
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Bunyaviradar consists of what viruses   Bunyavirus, phlebovirus, nairovirus, and hantavirus  
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Describe structure and size of phleboviirus   segmented (3) (-) SSRNA, enveloped. ~100nm in diameter  
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Aedes mcintoshi is responsible for transmitting what virus?   phlebovirus. Rift valley fever.  
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Possible complication of rift valley fever?   Usually benign self limiting disease resolving in 2-5 days. Possible cx include encephalitis, retinitis, and unveitis, likely immune mediated.  
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Crimean-congo-hemorrhagic fever is caused by what virus   Nairovirus  
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What is the structure of nairovirus   enveloped, segmented (3) (-)SSRNA (same structure and size [100nm] as phlebovirus)  
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How is nairo virus transmitted?   Hyalomma ticks. (causes Crimean-congo-hemorrhagic fever)  
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What virus / dz combo features vomitting, hepatomegally, and neurologic manifestation of somnolence.   Crimean-congo-hemorrhagic fever  
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Describe structure of hantavirus   same as phlebovirus and nairovirus. (100nm in diameter, segmented (3) (-)SSRNA  
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How is hantavirus transmitted   rodent urine and feces  
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Unique clinical manifestations of hemmorhagic fever with renal symptoms.   Febrile stage : Hematuria and proteinurea with conunctival hemorrhage. Hypotension and shock in the hypotensive phase, then progressing to oligouric stage  
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lassa fever is a finding of what viral infxon   arenavirus  
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describe arenavirus structure   60-300nm, (-) ssrna  
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Possible complications if arenavirus infxon   hearing impairments and bacterial superinfection  
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What is the treatment for lassa fever   Ribavirin  
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Ribavirin can be used to tx what viral hemorrhagic disease   lassa fever (arenovirus)  
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What are the main targets for most hemorrhagic fevers causing viruses   Dendritic cells and macrophages  
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****What cytokine is commonly implicated in hemorrhagic fever?****   TNA-a --> increased endothelial permeability  
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Innate viral immunity is mediated via,...? cellular immunity?   Innate = INF-alpha, Cellular immunity = CTLs mostly, Humoral = neutralizing antibodies  
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How do neutralizing antibodies mediate response against viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever?   They mediat oxidation of the viral envelope by compliment  
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A person with a hemorrhagic fever who recently traveled to Asia is most likely infected with hat virus?   DENV-1,2,3 or 4 (dengue)  
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A person with a hemorrhagic fever who recently traveled to Arica or South America is most likely infected with what virus?   Yellow Fever Virus (flaviviridae)  
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