1. Viral Diseases
Microbiology

3. 15.5 Viral Diseases of the Nervous System
Rabies-encephalitis
55,000 deaths/year
Symptoms: hydrophobia, paranoia, terror, mania, hallucinations & delirium.
Early detection is key, once symptoms have presented survival is rare.

4. 15.5 Viral Diseases of the Nervous System
Poliomyelitis
Muscle weakness & paralysis
World-wide epidemic
1950s Jonas Salk vaccine

5. 15.5 Viral Diseases of the Nervous System
Hantavirus- hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Rodent excrement
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 60% fatality rate

6. 15.5 Viral Diseases of the Nervous System
Arthropod vectors-mostly ticks & mosquitos
Arboviral encephalitis
West Nile Virus
Zika

7. 15.6 Prion Diseases of the Nervous System
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)-”mad cow” disease
Varian Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) in humans
outbreak in UK
229 deaths
No treatment
100% fatal

8. 15.9 Viral Diseases of the Cardiovascular & Lymphatic Systems
Burkitt's Lymphoma
Cancer
African children

9. 15.9 Viral Diseases of the Cardiovascular & Lymphatic Systems
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
Mononucleosis “kissing” disease
Lupus
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

10. 15.9 Viral Diseases of the Cardiovascular & Lymphatic Systems
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Herpes family
50-80% of US adults
Chikungunya (CHIKV)
Mosquito borne
Severe Fever & Joint pain
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF)
Ebola

11. 15.13 Viral Diseases of the Respiratory System
Common Cold-200 types
Rhinovirus most common
Viral pneumonia-RSV, hPIV, SARS
Mostly children affected
Coryza & Influenza
Air-borne
Birds and Mammals
Spanish Flu Pandemic
million deaths

12. 15.18 Viral Diseases of the Digestive System
Mumps-infection in salivary glands, pancreas & testicles
MMR vaccination
Hepatitis-liver cirrhosis, alcoholics
Viral Gastroenteritis
Rotavirus-children
Norovirus-adults

13. 15.24 Viral Diseases of the Reproductive System
Genital Herpes
U.S. 45 million infected
No cure
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Genital Warts
Cervical Cancer
Gardasil
Tree Man

14. 15.24 Viral Diseases of the Reproductive System
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Retrovirus-no cure or vaccine
million infected worldwide