OVERVIEW

Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases is organized by MediaLab, Inc.

Course Overview:
This course is intended to serve as an overview of the more commonly occurring mosquito-borne viral diseases around the world, including arboviruses actively causing outbreaks within the United States (eg, Zika and West Nile virus). The epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and methods utilized for laboratory diagnosis of each virus are discussed and supplementary case studies are presented.

Objectives:
• Review the epidemiology of the more common mosquito-borne viral diseases (excluding malaria), including dengue, chikungunya, Zika, West Nile, and yellow fever, and the encephalitis-causing viruses, including St. Louis, Eastern Equine, Western Equine, and La Crosse.
• Describe the clinical manifestations and symptoms of the mosquito-borne viral diseases and encephalitis-causing viruses presented.
• Identify the laboratory methods available for the diagnosis of the mosquito-borne viruses presented.
• Solve case studies on the mosquito-borne viral diseases presented.

Course Outline:
• Introduction
• Introduction to Mosquito-borne Arboviruses
• ArboNET
• ArboNet data is obtained from which of the following sources?
• Mosquitoes
• The Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes
• The Culiseta melanura Mosquito
• The Northern House Mosquito: Culex pipiens
• The North American Tree Hole Mosquito: Aedes triseriatus
• Mosquito Life Cycle
• The mosquito life cycle consists of what stages?
• Dengue Virus
• Dengue Virus
• Epidemiology: Dengue in the World
• Epidemiology: Dengue in the United States
• Clinical Manifestations of Dengue
• Dengue Virus Laboratory Diagnosis
• Dengue Vaccines
• Dengue Case Study
• Where in the United States has a dengue outbreak never occurred?
• All of the following are descriptors of dengue, except:
• Chikungunya
• Chikungunya Virus
• Epidemiology: Chikungunya in the World
• Epidemiology: Chikungunya in the United States
• Clinical Manifestations of Chikungunya Virus
• Laboratory Diagnosis of Chikungunya Virus
• Chikungunya Case Study
• Other than fever, what is the most common clinical feature of chikungunya virus infection?
• All of the following statements regarding chikungunya virus are true, except:
• Zika Virus
• Zika Virus
• Zika Virus History
• Zika Virus Transmission
• Zika Clinical Manifestations
• Zika Laboratory Diagnosis
• Special Precautions for Zika Virus
• Zika Case Study
• CDC Algorithm for Detection of Chikungunya, Dengue, and Zika Viruses
• To which flavivirus is the Zika virus most closely related?
• Zika virus is transmitted to humans primarily through:
• West Nile Virus
• West Nile Virus (WNV)
• Epidemiology: WNV in the United States
• Clinical Manifestations of WNV
• Laboratory Diagnosis of WNV
• Prevention of WNV
• WNV Case Study
• What is the predominant host (not vector) for West Nile virus (WNV)?
• In most people, the clinical manifestations of West Nile virus include:
• Eastern Equine Encephalitis
• Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)
• Clinical Manifestations of EEE
• Laboratory Diagnosis of EEE
• Horses are the primary reservoir of EEE.
• Most cases of EEE are seen in which regions of the United States?
• La Crosse Virus
• La Crosse Virus (LACV)
• Epidemiology: LACV
• Clinical Manifestations of LACV
• La Crosse Encephalitis Laboratory Diagnosis
• LACV Case Study: Encephalitis Outbreak
• Which of the following is a reservoir host for La Crosse encephalitis virus?
• In most cases, La Crosse virus presents in:
• St. Louis Encephalitis Virus
• St. Louis Encephalitis Virus (SLEV)
• Epidemiology: SLEV
• Clinical Manifestations of SLEV
• Laboratory Diagnosis of SLEV
• The reservoir hosts of SLEV are:
• What percentage of SLEV cases are asymptomatic?
• Yellow Fever
• Yellow Fever Virus
• Epidemiology: Yellow Fever
• Clinical Manifestations of Yellow Fever
• Laboratory Diagnosis of Yellow Fever
• Yellow Fever Case Study
• All of the following are true regarding yellow fever virus, except:
• Select the true statement regarding the clinical manifestations of yellow fever.
• Prevention of Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases
• Use of Insect Repellents
• Physical Barriers to Mosquito Bites
• Prevent Breeding of Mosquitoes
• The following is true regarding the use of insect repellents for prevention of mosquito-borne viral diseases:
• Physical barriers to mosquito bites include all of the following, except:
• References
• References