Coxsackie Virus

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Coxsackie Virus

• By Brooke Diller
• Due November 3rd, 2005
• 3rd Period

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What To Expect

• What is Coxsackie?
• When was it discovered?
• Signs and Symptoms
• Facts
• Contagiousness

• Prevention
• Incubation and Duration time
• Treatment
• Complications
• Types of Coxsackie

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What is Coxsackie Virus?

• Any of a group of enteroviruses that are
  associated with a variety of diseases, including
  meningitis, myocarditis, and pericarditis, and
  primarily affect children during the summer
  months.

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When Was Coxsackie Discovered?

• Discovered in Coxsackie, New York
• First investigated in 1948
• Found in town of close to 9,000 people (2000
  census)

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What Are Signs and Symptoms?

• About half the time there are NO symptoms
• Sudden high fevers (101 to 104 degrees
  Fahrenheit)

• Abdominal discomfort
• Nausea
• Sore throat
• Sore muscles

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More Signs and Symptoms

• Can cause several different patterns of symptoms
  that affect different body parts
• Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
• Herpangina
• Pleurodynia
• Hemorrhagic

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Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

• Type of Coxsackie Virus syndrome
• Causes painful red blisters on
• Throat
• Tongue
• Gums
• Cheeks
• Palms of hands
• Soles of Feet

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Herpangina

• Infection of the Throat
• Causes red-ringed blisters
• Cause ulcers on the tonsils
• Causes ulcers on the roof of mouth and tongue

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Pleurodynia

• Also called Bornholm disease
• Causes painful spasms in the muscles of the chest
  and upper abdomen
• Males may have pain in the testicles

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Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis

• Infection that affects the whites of eyes
• Starts as eye pain
• Followed by red, watery eyes
• Causes eye swelling and light sensitivity
• Blurry vision may occur

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What Are Some Facts About This Virus?

• Can also cause meningitis (which is can become
  fatal)
• Can cause encephalitis (infection of the brain)
• Can cause myocarditis (infection of the heart
  muscle)
• Can cause hepatitis
• Can cause Cyanosis
• Turns your skin, lips, and nails a bluish color
• Lack of oxygen

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Is Coxsackie Contagious?

• VERY contagious
• Passed on by
• Unwashed hands
• Surfaced contaminated by feces
• Sneezes or coughs

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Can You Prevent Coxsackie?

• No vaccine
• Toys should be sterilized regularly
• Wash hands
• Particularly after using the toilet

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What is The Incubation and Duration Time?

• Incubation time
• 2-10 days
• (time between becoming infected and onset
  symptoms)
• Duration time
• Varies depending upon type
• Fevers usually last 3 to 4 days

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Does Coxsackie Cause Death?

• In most cases NO
• Most of the time when death occurs the virus has
  cause another illness
• Treatment
• Medications may be prescribed to make the child
  feel more comfortable
• Viruses cannot be treated with antibiotics

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Complications

• Child may become dehydrated
• Causes by mouth sores (makes it hard to eat and
  drink)
• IV fluids may be necessary

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Can There Be More Than One Type Of Coxsackie?

• There are two types of Coxsackie Virus
• Type A and Type B
• Type A
• Causes herpangina and hand, foot, and mouth
  disease
• Type B
• Causes Pluerodynia
• Both
• Causes meningitis, myocarditis and pericarditis,
  also can cause juvenile diabetes

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Sources

• http//kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_
  viral/coxsackie.html
• http//www.medicinenet.com/coxsackie_virus/article
  .htm
• http//www.askdrsears.com/html/8/T082600.asp