HSS 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Encephalitis, Lumbar Puncture, Magic Johnson

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 1100
• Professor: William Yan

Document Summary

Used to be a very big problem as a childhood disease. May have inapparent infections, lending to its infectiousness. May lead to more systemic infections if it gets into the cns, the genitals (causing sterility0. Mmr vaccine is very affective (measles, mumps, rubella: infection mononucleosis (epstein-barr virus) One of the few viruses not named after the disease. Not life threatening; causes long term, flu-like symptoms. Called the "kissing disease" because it is passed on by saliva transfer. Considered a chronic disease because of its persistence. The best way to detect it is by doing a blood test. May cause neonatal infections; women are common carriers. The biggest risk is for 2 groups of patients; Organs are screened for this virus before transplants. Can diagnose the virus from urine, blood, organ biopsies, etc. We should screen donors and recipients before transplant. May cause jaundice, enlarged liver and spleen, etc.