BIO 1402 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ammonium Chloride, Meningoencephalitis, Erythromycin
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Disinfection of surfaces: susceptible to disinfectant sodium hypochlorite. Testing: pcr and elisa; test for igm"s and igg"s. Physical characteristics: gram stain, endospores, acid fast, morphology: icosahedral capsid, nucleic acid core: dsdna, presence of capsule: none, presence of envelope: yes. Unique: may cause fetal damage; before vaccine it was the third most reported infectious disease; vesicles are usually unilateral. Clinical signs and symptoms: incubation period of 2 weeks: skin vesicles, pustules, scabs, lesions on face, throat, and lower back, mild fever, itching, fatigue, may cause paralysis or impair vision, severe burning and stinging pain (postherpetic neuralgia) Cdc recommendations: children should receive two doses of the vaccine varicella (licensed in 1995) the first dose at 12 through 15 months old and a second dose at. 4 through 6 years old; patients over 60 can receive attenuated herpes-zoster. Usually people who have never been vaccinated or had chicken pox can get chickenpox from someone with shingles.
