Question | Answer |
| Influenza |
| Mumps |
| Measles/Rubeola |
| RSV |
| Rabies |
| Rubella |
â¢World wide
â¢Genetic drift: mutates, vaccinate every year
â¢host cells: respiratory cells
â¢Common name: Flu | |
â¢Cheek swelling
â¢Transmission: saliva & respritory
â¢Target the parotid glands
â¢Vaccine called MMR | |
â¢Transmission: respiratory (highly contagious)
â¢Symptoms: fever, rash, and cough
â¢Humans are the only host cell
â¢Can reassure as SSPE
â¢Linked to MS, diabetes, and encephalitis
â¢Can lead to Pneumonia | |
â¢If under age 2 considered Pneumonia
â¢Over age 2 just considered bad cold
â¢Treatment: Antiviral drugs & breathing treatments
â¢More Common in December-March
â¢Still working on Vaccine | |
â¢Negri bodies
â¢Many hosts
â¢Brain cells infected
â¢Vaccine or Treatment If caught in time
â¢Transmission: bitten or scratched | |
â¢Sever effects on fetusâs ears, eyes, & cardio organs
â¢Milder than measles
â¢1st trimester results in miscarriage | |
â¢Retrovirus>RNA>DNA>Lysogeny
â¢No cure
â¢AIDS defining illness
â¢Transmission: STD, fomites, or blood transfusion
â¢Catching any disease after infected with this can lead to death | HIV |
â¢Humans are only host cell
â¢Can cause meningitis
â¢Transmission: consumption of contaminated H2O or food
â¢Paralysis of arms, legs, and body trunk
â¢Types 1 & 3 are most sever | Polio |
â¢AKA: Common cold
â¢Likes colder temperatures (below normal body temp)
â¢Hand washing is best prevention
â¢113 different types | Rhinovirus |
â¢AKA: stomach flu
â¢NOT actually a flu
â¢Transmission: fecal/oral route
â¢concern in newborns | Viral Gastroenteritis |
â¢More than one strain
â¢Liquifies organs
â¢Death within a few days
â¢Transmission: contact with body fluids
â¢Originated in monkeys
â¢Treatment: antibodies of an Ebola survivor | Ebola |