viral gastroenteritis

By deafmute519, Dec 2011

Front

Right/Left arrow keys: Navigate between flashcards.right arrow keyleft arrow key

Up/Down arrow keys: Flip the card between the front and back.down keyup key

H key: Show hint (3rd side).h key

PLAY BUTTON

Progress

1/14

Click to flip

what are the two major causes of gastroenteritis	roto and noro virus
what class of virus is roto	reoviridae sgmented DsRNA naked icosohedral capsid fecal oral
what does Rotavirus look like	wheel with spokes
what is rota the major cause of	vomiting and diarrhea in children
how are vacines made for rota	animal human reasortment create live attenuated
what is the season peak for roto	winter spring
how is roto diagnosed	ag capture ELISA done only in the winter and spring
what are the main symptoms of roto	diarrhea, fever , vomiting 1-3 day incubation
how long is roto infective	about 11 days starting 1 day before symptoms and lasting till about 5 days after symptoms end
what is the second leading cause of gastroenteritis in children	noroviruses, major cause in older children and adults
what is the major infection caused by foodborne illness	norovirus
what are the symptoms of norovirus	30% asyomptomatic acute onset vomiting non bloody diarrhea incubate 24-48 hours abdominal cramps nausea, fever headache can occur any time of the year in any age group
what is the treatment for norovirus	usually clears on own fluid and electrolyte therapy
how is norovirus diagnosed	RT-PCR on stool or emesis not commonly used most often not diagnosed

Browse Flashcards