IPLab:Lab 8:Objectives

• List the herpesviruses and their method of spread, describe their clinical settings and pathologic effects, and note whether each virus's genetic material is RNA or DNA.
• Relate varicella and herpes zoster, give the method of spread, and describe the clinical setting and course of each disorder as well as the histopathology.
• The nature of the disease, its histopathology, and treatment; note whether the virus's genetic material is RNA or DNA.
• List the enteroviruses, their method of spread, pathologic effect, and the clinical settings; note whether the virus's genetic material is RNA or DNA.
• Discuss poliomyelitis, give its incubation period, and describe its pathologic effects and clinical sequelae.
• Discuss the clinical features of viral hepatitis; list and compare its possible causes and outcomes.
• Be able to discuss the various antigens and antibodies used to diagnose the viral hepatitides.
• Define and compare chronic persistent and chronic active hepatitis.