MICR 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Astrovirus, Norovirus, Enterovirus

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Microbiology and Immunology
• Course: MICR 121
• Professor: Prameet Sheth

Document Summary

Parasites: rotavirus (vaccine against it, norovirus (common, seasonal, astrovirus, adenovirus. Entameoba histolytic: giargia lamblia (beaver fever, camping) Syndrome of acute nausea and vomiting (intestinal flu, winter vomiting disease) Typically rapid onset - 1-3 days of duration commonly in the winter months in temperate climates (nov to feb) Second only to upper respiratory infections the cause of illness in homes: most common in 1-10 yr olds with ~ 2 illness/person/year most common young children. Syndromes: 2 type typical patterns of disease (usually one of two: mild afebrile illness with watery diarrhea, more severe febrile illness with watery diarrhea, projectile vomiting, headache, and constitutional symptoms. E(cid:374)tero(cid:448)iruses espe(cid:272)ially e(cid:272)ho(cid:448)irus types (cid:1005)(cid:1005), (cid:1005)4, a(cid:374)d (cid:1005)(cid:1012) Incubation period is all within 2 days (important) this is what separates btwn virus and bacterial. Treatment: supportive care, fluids, rest you are not doing anything to virus: majority are self-limiting usually clear after a week.