Herpersviruses I: Cytomegalovirus
Close contact- through direct contact; mother
must wear mask to prevent her child from
contracting the disease
May cause genetical anomaly to the fetus
Immuno-compromised patients and infants are
more susceptible
These antiviral drugs are more toxic to infants
so diagnose carefully
Herpesviruses I: Epstein-Barr virus
Nasophrayngeal carcinoma caused by cigarette
smoking is more usual here in the Philippines
through tissue biopsy (Do not touch because it
has affected the squamous cells)
Versus Burkitt’s lymphoma
Jackie O had lymphoma of the nodes
Herpesviruses I: HHV-6 & 7
6: Subtypes: A & B
Roseola infantum
Face and trunk fine rashes
No peeling off versus
No catara symptom; prioritize the fever- give
paracetimol as antipyretic
Turn patient to the side, side rails of bed up
when seizure ensures
7: ask in which body part the rashes started
HHV 8
May tubig yung rashes
Usually present in people with full-blown AIDS
Herpesviruses II: herpes simplex
Similar to bulutong tubig
HSV-1 (common in children): very red eyes
(keratoconjunctivitis-> may lead to blindness)
HSV-2: May cause genital ulceration (increases
the risk of HIV transmission)
Varicella Zoster virus
Transmission is through direct contact duh
Superficial scars which may take years to fade
DNA viruses: Adenovirus
DNA viruses: Parvovirus
May cause erythema infectiosum or fifth
disease (Not contagious)
Usually occurs in the colder months
There is malar blush or slap cheeks; no
discomfort
Next: Trunk and extremities
On the 5th day: Reticular or lacy-pattern rash
with central clearing
Fever is also low so need to worry
No vaccine present
Different from parvovirus in dogs
DNA viruses: Papillomavirus
Responsible for genital warts
Cryosurgery to remove the warts (repeated)
Cannot fully eradicate it
Puts females at risk for HPV cancer so there is a
vaccine
DNA viruses: Poxvirus
Causes smallpox, monkeypox (zoonotic- infects
patches of skin only), orf (may cause pustular
dermatitis- comes from goats)
Moluscum contagiosum: Pearl-like skin lesions
Tanapox: Single nodular skin lesion (may be
contracted from furry animals)
RNA Viruses