NATS 1670 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Pertussis, Tetanus, Fetus
2 Dec 2017
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Infects gastrointestinal tract: three different viruses that are very severe - kills worldwide (measles, use of vaccination declined these cases, measles is the most problematic but the vaccine is safe and very effective, rubella (german. Measles: rubella infects the fetus during pregnancy - prevents development in the brain = leads to more. 1990s - hepatitis b abortions, disabilities and/or other abnormalities: vaccine prevents embryos from being infected, measles: most problematic, vaccine against it, mumps: less fatal, rubella: rashes, not fatal. However if you"re pregnant this virus can effect the fetus with mental issues: malfunction of the liver - causes disease in the liver, 35 million people are infected. Infected by this virus chronically = less likely for it to go away: sexually transmitted, blood transmitted, mother to infant transmitted, first vaccine that babies get after birth, similar to hiv but the damage is more than hiv.
