Courtnee Shared "Neuro Micro" - 30 Picmonics
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Neuro Micro
Picornavirus
- Characteristics
- Non-enveloped
- RNA Virus
- Icosahedral
- Positive Sense
- A large polypeptide cleaved by proteases
- Viruses
- Rhinovirus
- Poliovirus
- Coxsackievirus
- Hepatitis A Virus
- Echovirus
- Aseptic meningitis
1 min
Coxsackievirus
- Characteristics
- Picornavirus
- Signs and Symptoms
- Coxsackie A
- Febrile Pharyngitis
- Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
- Most Common Cause of Aseptic Meningitis
- Late Summer
- Coxsackie B
- Myocarditis
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Type 1 Diabetes
2 mins
Paramyxovirus
- Characteristics
- Enveloped
- RNA Virus
- Helical
- SS Negative Linear
- Nonsegmented
- Surface Fusion Protein Causes Multinucleated Cells
- Presentation
- Measles
- Mumps
- Bronchiolitis in Babies
- Viruses
- Parainfluenza
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
2 mins
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
- Characteristics
- Enveloped
- Double Stranded DNA
- Linear
- Signs and Symptoms
- Type 1 HSV
- Gingivostomatitis
- Keratoconjunctivitis
- Encephalitis of Temporal Lobes
- Latent in Trigeminal Ganglia
- Type 2 HSV
- Genital Vesicles
- Neonatal Herpes
- TORCHES
- Latent in Sacral Ganglia
- Diagnosis
- Tzanck Test
- Multinucleated Giant Cells
- Cowdry A Inclusions
- Treatment
- Acyclovir
2 mins
Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)
- Herpesvirus 3
- Characteristics
- Enveloped
- Double Stranded DNA
- Signs and Symptoms
- Chickenpox
- Pneumonia
- Encephalitis
- Trigeminal and Dorsal Root Ganglia
- Shingles
- Diagnosis
- Tzanck Test
- Multinucleated Giant Cells
- Cowdry A Inclusion
- Treatment
- Acyclovir
2 mins
Epstein Barr Virus
- Characteristics
- Herpesvirus 4
- Double Stranded DNA
- Linear
- Enveloped
- Signs and Symptoms
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Virus Attaches to CD21 in B Cells
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
- Burkitt's Lymphoma
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma
1 min
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Characteristics
- Enveloped
- Double Stranded DNA
- Herpesvirus 5
- Diagnosis
- Non Heterophile Antibodies
- Owl's eye inclusions
- Signs and Symptoms
- Congenital TORCH infection
- Mononucleosis
- Pneumonia
- AIDS retinitis and esophagitis
- Infection in transplant recipients
2 mins
Rubeola Virus
- Characteristics
- RNA Virus
- Paramyxovirus
- Signs and Symptoms
- Measles
- Rash Spreads From Head to Toe
- Koplik Spots First
- Red Spots with Blue-White Center on Buccal Mucosa
- Cough
- Coryza
- Conjunctivitis
- Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
- Giant Cell Pneumonia in Immunosuppressed Patients
- Warthin-Finkeldey Multinucleated Giant Cells
- Treatment
- Vitamin A
3 mins
Roseola
- Exanthem
- Herpesvirus 6
- Enveloped
- Double Stranded DNA
- Linear
- Signs and Symptoms
- High Fevers Can Lead to Seizures
- Diffuse Macular Rash After Fever
1 min
Rubella
- Characteristics
- RNA Virus
- Matonaviridae
- Enveloped
- Icosahedral
- SS Positive Linear
- Signs and Symptoms
- German Measles or Three-Day Measles
- Fever
- Postauricular Tenderness
- Lymphadenopathy
- Truncal Rash
- Arthritis
- Congenital TORCH Infection
2 mins
Polyomavirus
- Characteristics
- Non-enveloped
- Double-stranded DNA
- Circular
- Disease
- BK Virus
- Kidney Damage
- JC Virus
- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)
- HIV/AIDS
- Oligodendrocyte
- Demyelination of CNS
4 mins
Chlamydia trachomatis
- Characteristics
- A to C
- Trachoma
- Follicular Conjunctivitis
- Blindness
- Africa
- L1 to 3
- Lymphogranuloma venereum
- Buboes
- Genital Ulcer
- D to K
- Urethritis and PID
- Neonatal Pneumonia
- Staccato Cough
- Neonatal Conjunctivitis
2 mins
Rabies Virus
- Characteristics
- Enveloped
- RNA Virus
- SS Negative Linear
- Helical
- Bullet-Shaped Envelope
- Binds to Acetylcholine Receptor
- Retrograde Fashion
- Migrates to Saliva
- Diagnosis
- Negri Bodies
- Cytoplasmic Inclusions in Neurons
- Purkinje Cells of Cerebellum
2 mins
Rabies Symptoms and Animals
- Characteristics
- Bats, Skunks, and Raccoons (Inside United States)
- Dog Bites (Outside United States)
- Fever
- Agitation
- Paralysis
- Hydrophobia
- Photophobia
- Considerations
- Fatal If Not Treated
1 min
Mumps Virus
- Characteristics
- Paramyxovirus
- Signs and Symptoms
- Parotitis
- Increased Serum Amylase
- Orchitis
- Oophoritis
- Aseptic Meningitis
- Pancreatitis
59 secs
Adenovirus
- Characteristics
- Non-enveloped
- Icosahedral
- Linear
- Double Stranded DNA
- Signs and Symptoms
- Pharyngitis
- Conjunctivitis
- Fever
- Summer Swimming
- Day Care Centers
- Acute Hemorrhagic Cystitis
- Pneumonia
1 min
Cryptococcus neoformans
- Characteristics
- Monomorphic
- Encapsulated
- Polysaccharide Capsule
- Narrow-Based Buds
- Latex Agglutination
- Pigeons
- India Ink
- Mucicarmine stain
- Signs and Symptoms
- AIDS/Immunocompromised
- Meningitis
- Soap Bubble Lesions in Brain
- Pneumonia
- Treatment
- Fluconazole
- Flucytosine
- Amphotericin
3 mins
Coccidioidomycosis
- Characteristics
- Fungi
- Dimorphic
- Southwest
- After earthquakes
- Spherule
- 20-60 um
- Signs and Symptoms
- Pneumonia
- Meningitis
- Bone Infection
- Skin infections
- Erythema Nodosum
- Granulomatous Inflammation
- Caseous Necrosis
2 mins
Paracoccidioido-mycosis
- Fungi
- Latin America
- Common in Brazil
- Budding yeast with captain wheel formation
- 40-50 um
- Pneumonia
39 secs
Blastomyces
- Characteristics
- Fungi
- Hyphae Form at 20°-25°C
- Yeast Form at 37°C
- Round Yeast
- 5-15 Micrometer (um or μm)
- Single Broad-Based Buds
- Thick Doubly-Refractive Walls
- East of the Mississippi River and Around the Great Lakes
- Signs and Symptoms
- Pneumonia
- Skin Infection
- Bone Infection
- Granulomatous Response
- Treatment
- Itraconazole
- Amphotericin B
3 mins
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