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Human Papilloma Virus (HPV); non-genital
1. Causes
2. Occurs
- 1. Warts - benign growth of virus infected cells
- 2. Occurs on any skin or mucous membrane (Hands,
- fingers, face, neck, toes, feet)
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Human Papilloma Virus (HPV); genital
1. Causes
2. Transmission
3. Symptoms/Duration
4. Complications
5. Treatment
6. Prevention
- 1. Genital warts
- 2. Direct
- contact of genital wart on another person
- 3. Inflammation at contact site, wart, not painful, no bleeding, very contagious, lasts for weeks or months
- 4. Very contagious, leading cause of cervical cancer
- 5. Remove wart
- 6. Vaccine - Gardasil
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Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV1)
1. Causes
2. Transmission
3. Incubation period
4. Symptoms/Duration
5. Complications
6. Treatment
7. Prevention
- 1. oral cold sores/fever blisters, Viral
- infection of lips, tongue, gums, and face resulting in 1 or more small, clear
- fluid filled blisters
- 2. Direct contact with an active cold sore or sore secretions
- 3. 1-3 days
- 4. Congestion (inflammation) close to site of contact, Fluid and virus filled blisters appear, Lasts 3-7 days, dries up and heals
- 5. Painful, very contagious, Conjunctivitis, Encephalitis, meningitis (rare), can become provirus
- 6. Antivirals - Acyclovir, Zovirex, Valtrex
- 7. no vaccine
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Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV2)
1. Causes
2. Transmission
3. Incubation period
4. Symptoms/Duration
5. Complications
6. Treatment
7. Prevention
- 1. genital cold sores (genital herpes), Viral
- infection of genitals, resulting in 1 or more small, clear fluid filled blisters
- 2. Direct contact with an active sore or sore secretions
- 3. 1-3 days
- 4. Congestion (inflammation) close to site of contact, Fluid and virus filled blisters appear, Lasts 3-7 days, dries up and heals
- 5. Painful, very contagious, Conjunctivitis, Encephalitis, meningitis (rare), can become provirus, infects newborns causing nerve damage, risk of cervical cancer
- 6. Antivirals - Acyclovir, Zovirex, Valtrex
- 7. no vaccine
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Herpes Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)
1. Causes
2. Transmission
3. Incubation period
4. Symptoms/Duration
5. Complications
6. Treatment
7. Prevention
- 1. Chicken pox, Shingles
- 2. respiratory secretions and by direct contact with discharge from rash
- 3. 3-7 days
- 4. Flu-like symptoms (Respiratory
- congestion, cough, fever, fatigue, muscle aches, malaise), spreads into blood and forms vesicular rash anywhere on the body, Small
- fluid filled blisters, rash lasts for 7-21 days
- 5. Scarring by blisters, Secondary
- infections of blisters, Bronchitis, pneumonia, Meningitis, encephalitis, Conjunctivitis, Slow
- virus disease of nerves (Zoster = shingles), Reyes Syndrome - damage to blood vessels, liver, and brain due to VZV and aspirin
- (can be fatal)
- 6. Rest, diet, fluids, Keep itching down (steroids)
- 7. Vaccine - Varivax
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Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
1. Causes
2. Transmission
3. Incubation period
4. Symptoms/Duration
5. Complications
6. Treatment
7. Prevention
- 1. Mononucleosis
- 2. fecal-oral contact (digestive secretion, like saliva to oral) kissing disease
- 3. 7-14 days
- 4. Fever, sore throat, cough congestion of throat, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes in throat, lasts 7-21 days
- 5. Bronchitis, pneumonia, Gets into blood, spleen(hypersplenism, splenomegaly), and liver (hepatomegaly, Abdominal pain, vomiting, dehydration, jaundice), spleen/liver symptoms lasts 3-6 months, increased risk of Burkitt's Lymphoma
- 6. Rest, diet, steroids (suppress inflammation of liver/spleen)
- 7. no vaccine
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
1. Causes
2. Transmission
- 1. Causes pneumonia-like infections in newborns, Also pneumonia, diarrheal illness (dehydration and weight loss), Dementia in AIDS patients (HIV indicator)
- 2. saliva or respiratory secretions
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Paramyxoviruses; Rubella (German measles)
1. Causes
2. Transmission
3. Incubation period
4. Symptoms/Duration
5. Complications
5a. Pregnancy complications
6. Treatment
7. Prevention
- 1. Caused by a sub-group of virus called Togavirus, very mild infection
- 2. respiratory secretions (cough/sneeze)
- 3. 1-2 days
- 4. Mild flu-like illness, Red, flat, itchy rash, mostly on arms, legs, trunk,Lasts 1-2 days
- 5. Bronchitis, pneumonia, meningitis
- 5a. Can cross placenta early in pregnancy
- -1st trimester (1-8 weeks) - 80-85% chance of severe life threatening damage to fetus; Severe damage to heart, aorta, brain, spinal cord of fetus (acardia - no heart, Anencephaly - no brain)
- - 2nd trimester (9-16 weeks) - 25% chance of severe damage, Blindness, deafness, heart valve damage
- 6. Rest, keep itching down, diet, fluids
- 7. MMR vaccine (MeaslesMumpsRubella)
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Paramyxoviruses; Rubeola
1. Causes
2. Transmission
3. Incubation period
4. Symptoms/Duration
5. Complications
6. Treatment
7. Prevention
- 1. Measles
- 2. respiratory secretions
- 3. 2-5 days
- 4. Flu-like illness, Red, flat, itchy, rash, on trunk, Lasts 2-5 days
- 5. Bronchitis, pneumonia, conjunctivitis, otitis media, meningitis, Possible slow virus disease of brain (SSPE-Dementia, similar to Multiple Sclerosis)
- 6. Rest, fluids, decrease rash itching
- 7. MMR vaccine (MeaslesMumpsRubella)
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Pox Virus; Variola
1. Causes
1a. facts
2. Transmission
3. Incubation period
4. Symptoms/Duration
5. Complications
6. Treatment
7. Prevention
- 1. Small pox - Some of the largest viruses; 250nm
- 1a. -No natural cases of small pox in U.S. since 1949
- -Last case on earth was in 1978 in Ethiopia
- -Declared eradicated in 1987
- -Could be used as a bio-weapon
- 2. respiratory secretions or direct contact with small pox infected sores on skin.
- 3. n/a
- 4. -Lungs; Pneumonia, severe damage to lungs, hemorrhage, death
- -Skin; Open sores (dime/nickel in size), can cover entire body
- 5. n/a
- 6. no treatment
- 7. vaccine available
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