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Ch. 34 questions
Viral Diseases of the Skin
Question | Answer |
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Describe the epidemiology of rabies | occurs in wild animals and spreads to humans through bites/scratches |
Describe the course of disease of rabies | virus attacks the CNS, taking 6 wks to several months to travel vial local neurons to the CNS--infected animals throat muscles contract in spasm, causes an aversion to swallowing |
Describe the tx of rabies | multidose vaccine is effective when given before/just after bite or scratch that transmitted the virus |
Describe Negri bodies | black inclusions found in the brain tissue of an infected brain |
Give the name of the virus that causes warts | Papilloma virus |
what is herpes keratitis? | latent infection of the eye--causes sharp pain, sensitivity to light, and vision loss--may require cornea replacement |
Where do herpes viruses replicate? | cell's nucleus |
Latency | infected person will harbor the virus for life |
Recurrence | reacctivation of a latent virus |
What are the sites of infection for HSV I? | above the waist and found primarily on the face and mouth |
What are the primary and recurrent diseases of HSV I? | gingivostomatitis (primary) and herpes labialis (recurrent) |