HSS 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Neonatal Herpes Simplex, Infectious Mononucleosis, Aseptic Meningitis

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 1100
• Professor: Franco Pagotto

Document Summary

Like measles, rubella and chickenpox, a contagious disease of childhood caused by a virus. Meningitis: most frequent form of aseptic meningitis in winter months (see viruses affecting the central nervous system) Orchitis: inflammation of the testes in about 20% of mumps cases in post-pubertal males. Oophoritis (ovaritis): in ~5% of women with mumps. Epidemiology: the virus is transmitted by saliva and respiratory secretions. Prevention: a live, attenuated vaccine is available (mmr): infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever or kissing disease) (ebv) Usually mild disease, most often in children or young adults. Epstein-barr virus - belongs to the herpes virus family. Like all herpes viruses, establishes a latent infection and may reactivate to cause either chronic disease (rare) or asymptomatic shedding (common) for lifetime of host. Caused by a virus belonging to the herpesvirus group. Mostly symptomless and latent, in the normal individual.