Post on 04-Jan-2016
German Measles (Rubella)
German Measles Virus
• Icosahedral shape
• Contains RNA
German Measles Symptoms
• Rubella comes from the Latin words for “little red”
• Creates dense groups of small skin rash
• Produces swollen lymph nodes, runny nose, and fever
German Measles Transmission
• Spread through respiratory droplets from coughing and sneezing
• Also spread through body secretions and excretions
Rubella - CRS
Mumps (Parotitis)
Mumps Virus
• Helical shape
• RNA virus
Mumps Symptoms
• Infects salivary glands, especially the parotid gland
• Primary symptom is swollen checks
• Can also cause fever, headache, and malaise
• Testicular inflammation is common, ovarian inflammation can happen but is rare
Mumps
Mumps Transmission
• Spread through airborne transmission of respiratory droplets by sneezing and coughing
• Also spread from direct contact with saliva
Smallpox
Smallpox Virus
• Variola virus
• Contains DNA
Smallpox Symptoms
• Pox comes from the Latin word for “spotted”
• Extensive rash
• High fever, malaise, and body-aches
• Elevated, fluid-filled, cutaneous vesicles
Stages of Smallpox
Rash Distribution
Smallpox
Complications of smallpox include bacterial super-infections of the skin and organs, pneumonia, sepsis, arthritis, keratitis, and encephalitis.