MCIM 224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Drug Resistance, Bloodborne, Hepatitis C Virus
10 May 2016
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Human papilloma virus: gastrointestinal viruses, viruses of the central nervous system, blood-borne viruses, respiratory viruses, emerging viral diseases (ebola) 70% of all cases of human gastroenteritis are due to viruses (rest are bacterial & parasitic infections) Many different types of enteric viruses (but 4 types are responsible for most cases of disease): Rotavirus - most common cause of diarrhea in kids under 5 yrs in adults, but with milder symptoms) (can occur. Esp. a concern in day cares, pediatric hosp. wards, etc. Year round, but with higher incidence in winter. Adenovirus - mainly kids under 2 yrs; occurs year round. Astrovirus - all ages, mostly in winter months. Caliciviruses (large group that inc. norovirus) - all ages, all the time. Different types of enteric viruses all share some common features: Mainly transmitted by fecal-oral route (ie. contact with, and ingestion of, virus) fecal material containing. 1 3 days from 1st contact to symptoms (ie. the incubation period )
