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Viruses Part 2 (Herpes Virus Group (Herpex simplex I Responsible for:…

- - - - Baby born from asymptomatic mother. Develops infection at about 4 weeks of age. Usually winds up dying from it. If they survive, birth defects.
  - - - Inhalation of Virus
      - Direct contact with the lesions
    - - Immunocompromised
      - All age groups
    - - Typically produces blisters all over the body
      - Tends to be more serious in adults than kids
    - - Antiviral agents to make symptomatology lessen or antibodies against the virus.
  - - - Can be transmitted by infected leukocytes during transfusion of blood products
      - Through saliva and probably through semen
      - Transplacentally
        
        Can cause spontaneous abortions and stillbirths, babies with hemolytic anemia, blindness, deafness, and developmental disorders
  - - - In temperate (Cooler) climates, infectious mononucleosis
      - In Africa in the malaria belt, burkitt's lymphoma.
      - In China, causes nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- - - - Slow growing bumps on skin or mucus membranes
      - Common sites are usually hands, feets, or genital regions
    - - HPV types 1 through 4 are responsible for cutaneous warts
      - HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33,35 are associated with genital warts
      - The high risk strains are HPV 16, 18, 31, and 35
      - 6 and 11 can cause cancer, but are low risk
    - - Cutaneous transfer is rare
    - - Big concern is that these cervical warts can become cancerous and lead to cervical cancer.