Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Title
Academic Term
Fall 2014
Document Type
Project
Course Number
NURS 5330
Course Name
Advanced Pathophysiology
Professor’s Name
John D. Chovan, James R. Cacchillo
Keywords
Viruses, RNA Virus, Treatment
Subject Categories
Medical Pathology | Nursing | Virus Diseases
Abstract
Enterovirus D68 (EVD68) “belongs to the family Picornaviridae, genus Enterovirus, and species Human enterovirus D: (Kaida et al.,2011, para.2). It is a small nonenveloped RNA virus (Xiang et al., 2012). EVD68 “shares characteristics with rhinoviruses, such as infection of the respiratory tract and acid lability” (Lauinger et al., 2012). There is no specific treatment for EVD68. Since the infection is caused by a virus, antibiotics would be ineffective. There are no antiviral medications currently available to treat EVD68 (Herold, 2014). Treatment may include antipyretics, cough medicines, bronchodilators, oxygen, and mechanical ventilation if required.
Recommended Citation
Meyers, Kimberly, "Enterovirus D68" (2014). Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN). 30.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_msn/30
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