Viral Diseases of the Skin
What are the symptoms of Fifth Disease?
"Slapped Cheek rash", fever, headache, malaise, muscle pain
What are the symptoms of Chickenpox?
Blister-like rash that starts on the face & trunk-spreads to the extremeties.
How is Herpes Simplex virus transmitted?
Contact with mucous membranes or abraded skin i.e. oral and respiratory routes
What virus causes "Hand, Foot and Mouth" Disease?
Coxsackie virus
The Fifth Disease is also known as:
Erythema Infectiosum
What are the symptoms of Small Pox disease?
Fever, chills, myalgia (muscle pain), lesions on the skin
Occurs in the summer & fall- symptoms: blisters on tongue, hands & feet.
Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease
What virus causes Shingles?
Herpes Zoster
Which virus is associated with common cold sores?
Herpes simplex virus
What virus causes Roseola?
Human Herpes Virus 6
Most warts are caused by which virus?
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
What virus is associated with Fifth Disease?
Human parvovirus B19
How is Chickenpox transmitted from person to person?
It is acquired via inhalation of the virus.
Is there a vaccination for Smallpox?
No-the US stopped giving this vaccination in 1972.
25% of children 6 months -3yrs seen in the ER with fever /rash have this virus
Roseola
What virus is associated with the German Measles?
Rubella virus
Which virus causes measles?
Rubeola virus
Latent viral infection causes painful lesions along the sensory nerve tracks
Shingles
What are the symptoms of the measles?
Small, raised red rash on the face and trunk; fever, sneezing, cough
What are the symptoms of the German Measles?
Small, red flat rash that starts on the face and then moves to the trunk.
What virus causes Chickenpox?
Varicella-zoster virus (human herpes virus 3)
Which virus causes smallpox?
Variola virus
How is Hand, Foot and Mouth disease transmitted?
Via the fecal-oral route
How are the measles transmitted?
Via the respiratory route
How is the German Measles transmitted?
Via the respiratory route (droplets)
Is there a vaccination to prevent Chickenpox?
Yes- given between the ages of 12-18 months.
Is there a vaccination for Measles?
Yes- the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella)
