Vaccine Preventable Viral Diseases

Flashcards covering vaccine-preventable viral diseases, their causes, symptoms, and treatments.

Rabies (Hydrophobia)

• what does it affect, 100% fatal ____

• Bites from dogs, raccoons, skunks, foxes, bats (or through aersols)

• ___ behavior, _ to swallow, of water, coma, death.

• Huban rabies IG is called (__), series of 5 __

Affects CNS, 100% fatal encephalatis,

Crazy behavior, inability to swallow, fear of water, coma death

HRIG

Used to be multiple shots to the abdomen

HRIG (Human rabies immunoglobulin)

Treatment for rabies, involving HRIG and a series of 5 intradermal vaccines.

Measles

A febrile disease characterized by a body rash. Prevented by the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella), administered after the first birthday.

Mumps

What does it infect (2) and result in, and how is it prevented, and what type of vaccine is this

Infection of salivary glands and testicles (can result in male sterility). Prevented by the MMR vaccine (live, attenuated).

Chicken Pox

• what virus causes it (VZV)

• what does it reemerge as

• what form of vaccine is available (life status lol)

Caused by Varicella Zoster Virus. Can re-emerge in adults as painful shingles. A live vaccine is available.

Polio (Poliomyelitis)

• how is it contracted

• 90% have no ____. 1% have virus enter CNS destroying ___ leading to ___.

• What’s most common form of polio? (idk walt jr ig)

1. swallow fecal water

2. 90% no symptoms, 1% Polio enters CNS kills motor neurons causes flaccid paralysis

3. spinal polio most common, asymmetric paralyis involving legs

What are 2 forms of polio vaccines?

sabin (live)

salk (inactive/dead)

Smallpox

• what virus causes it?

• It causes more deaths than any other disaease in ___ ___.

• Who’s only host?

• What’s route of transmission?

• Infects blood vessels, internal organs, and produce specific “__” rash.

• 30-35% fatal, may cause ___ and has permanent ___ ___.

• First disease to be ___ worldwide due to vacination

• blankets used as germ warfare against american indians

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• variola virus

• more deaths in human history > any disease

• human is only host

• respiratory route of transmission

• infects blood vessels, internal organs, jelly bean specific rash

• 30-35% fatality, can cause blidness, and perm skin dsfiuration

• first disease eradicated worldwide due to vacc

• americans used germ warfare against indians with germ blankets smallpox