Infectious Disease — Flashcards

Flashcard 31: Koplik spots are bright red spots with a(n) _____ center on _____ mucosa

Answer: blue-white

Flashcard 32: Reye syndrome can present with _____ failure and _____

Answer: liver

Extra: Reye syndrome is associated with aspirin use in children with viral illnesses (Influenza, Varicella). Mechanism: Mitochondrial dysfunction. Pathology: Microvesicular steatosis.

Flashcard 33: The acute form of ITP commonly arises in _____ weeks after a viral infection or immunization

Answer: children

Flashcard 34: _____ is a DNA virus that presents with a rash that starts on the face and moves down-wards

Answer: Erythema infectiosum (parvovirus B19)

Flashcard 35: _____ can result in viral gastroenteritis and ultimately intussusception of the bowel

Answer: Adenovirus

Flashcard 36: What are the three stages of Bordetella pertussis infection? _____ Paroxysmal Convalescent

Answer: Catarrhal

Flashcard 37: What is the most common cause of bronchiolitis in infants? _____

Answer: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Flashcard 38: What is a possible viral cause of orchitis in teenage males? _____

Answer: Mumps virus

Flashcard 39: Lesions of Chickenpox (VZV) will be in _____ stages of healing

Answer: different

Flashcard 40: Coxsackievirus infection commonly occurs during the _____ months

Answer: summer