U6L24 Nervous system: viral infections
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Created by:
emilyjem on June 24, 2009
Subjects:
BMED2806, infectious diseases, pathology
Description:
Lecture 24 of BMED2806 (Allison Abendroth, 2009) at the University of Sydney.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 encephalitis | A neurological syndrome defined as inflammation of the brain parenchyma |
| HSV, mumps, arboviruses | What are 3 viruses that can cause encephalitis? |
| 180-200nm | How big is a herpes simplex virus? |
| nucleic acid metabolism | One characteristic of herpes viruses is that they encode a large number of enzymes involved in... |
| nucleus | One characteristic of herpes viruses is that viral DNA is synthesized and capsids are assembled in the... |
| latent state | One characteristic of herpes viruses is that viral genomes persist in a _______ in their hosts |
| productive, latent, reactivated | What are the 3 phases of herpesvirus infections? |
| HSV-1, HSV-2 | What are two serologically distinct types of HSV? |
| 10% | What percentage of viral encephalitis is caused by HSV? |
| Varicella Zoster Virus | What is VZV? |
| chicken pox | What does primary VZV infection cause? |
| shingles | Reactivation of latent VZV causes... |
| 20% | What % of VZV seropositive individuals experience shingles? |
| post-herpetic neuralgia | What is a complication of shingles? |
| meningitis | Inflammation of the meninges |
| subarachnoid | Meningitis involves inflammatory cells in the... |
| picornaviridae | Human enteroviruses are members of the Enterovirus genus of the ___ family |
| RNA | Enteroviruses are small positive strand ___ viruses |
| poliovirus, coxsackievirus | What are 2 types of virus that are enteroviruses? |
| enteroviruses | The most common cause of aseptic meningitis |
| asymptomatic | Most individuals infected with enteroviruses remain... |
| none | What is the drug treatment for enteroviral infections? |
| blood-sucking arthropods | Arboviruses are transmitted predominantly via... |
| Postinfectious Encephalomyelitis | Severe demyelinating condition of the brain and spinal cord, associated with lymphocytic infiltration |
| 10-30% | What is the mortality rate for Postinfectious Encephalomyelitis caused by measles? |
| HIV | The commonest agent of viral infection of the CNS |
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