Measles Flashcards
Another name for measles
Rubeola
Which is false abt measles?
A. One serotype
B. Zoonotic
C. Non-segmented genome
B
humans lang ang natural reservoir host
Receptor of measles virus at healthy host cell
CD46
Genome of measle virus
Negative sense ss RNA
Where doe measles virus replicate?
Cytoplasm
In what organ does measles virus replicate?
Nasopharynx + regional lymph nodes
Attachment of measles virus particle c/o __
Hemagglutinin
Pathognomic char of measles
Koplik’s spot
Exanthem manifestation of measles
Maculopapular rash
Enanthem manifestation of measles
Koplik’s spot
What causes the rash in measles?
Interaction of T cells with virus infected cells in small blood vessels
Atypical measles happens in the ff except:
A. Infants with residual maternal antibodies
B. Complete vaccination
C. Incomplete immunity
D. A and B
B
Once you have had measles, you will not be infected again. True or false?
True
Gold standard for measles diagnosis
Cell culture
Communicability of measles
4 days before and after the rash