Varicella Zoster Virus

•Member of Herpesviridae family•Causes chicken pox and shingles•Symptoms include fever, blister-like rash, itching, and distribution over dermatome•Double-stranded DNA virus and enveloped polyhedral•Transmitted through airway secretions and from fluid in blisters•Treatment:

•General hygiene measures- clean , dry skin, hand washing•Anti-pyretic for fever reduction ( ex: motrin)•Anti-pruritic for itching ( Ex : Calamine lotion)•Anti-viral ( Ex: Acyclovir)

http://fmc.encolombia.com/medicina/materialdeconsulta/Tensiometro55-1.htm#HERPES%20ZOSTER

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

http://traumwerk.stanford.edu/archaeolog/2007/05/alpine_archaeology_and_paleopa.html

http://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Defect/bacteria.htm

Neither gram positive or negative. This is

because of the lipid content in the cell walls. It is

considered Acid-fast

Rod shaped

Pathogenic - Responsible for Tuberculosis (TB).

Some signs and symptoms include: Coughing,

Coughing up blood, Painful breathing, Fever, Night

sweats, and Chills

1/3 of the worlds population is infected with TB (2billion+)

Worlds 7th leading cause of death.

Multi-Drug resistant strains(MDR-TB) are cause by

partial treatments.

Hepatitis A (Picornavirus)

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Picornavirus

Single strand RNA , Lacks an envelope, polyhedral coat

Causes hepatitis A

Some signs and sympthoms are: Anorexia, Malaise,

Nausea, Diarrhea, Abdominal discomfort, fever, and

chills.

There is no specific treatment

No chronic form.

30,000 + cases reported in the U.S. Per

year.