Chapter 10 Flashcards
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strep throat is caused by:
Streptococcus pyogenes
M protein
part of streptococcus pyogenes pili
allows bacteria to stick to epithelial cells of throat
rheumatic fever
a strep throat autoimmune complication
serious complication affecting joints and heart due to our immune system acting on host body tissue instead of bacteria
rheumatic heart disease
a strep throat autoimmune complication
permanent heart damage due to response of the body’s antibodies to proteins of the heart similar to M proteins of pathogen
acute glomerulonephritis
a strep throat autoimmune complication
rare inflammatory response to M proteins that can cause kidney damage
diphtheria
a local throat infection
release of exotoxin that inhibits translation and causes accumulation of pseudomembrane in throat
diphtheria is caused by:
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
3 etiologic agents of meningitis
Neisseria meningitidis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
encephalitis
meningitis more specific to to infection in meninges of the brain
Neisseria meningitidis
causes meningococcal meningitis - rash
gram-negative diplococcus
Streptococcus pneumoniae
causes pneumococcal meningitis
gam-positive diplococcus
Haemophilus influenzae
causes Haemophilus meningitis - life threatening
gram-negative rod
pertussis
whooping cough
highly contagious
toxin paralyzes ciliated cells of respiratory tract
pertussis is caused by:
Bordetella pertussis
tuberculosis is caused by:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis characteristics
waxy cell wall
acid-fast stain
miliary tuberculosis
development of active tubercles throughout the body
typical pneumonia is majorly caused by:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
nosocomial pneumonias are caused by (2):
Staphylococcus aureus
Klebsiella pneumoniae
atypical pneumonia is caused by:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Mycoplasma pneumoniae characteristics
no cell wall
cholesterol in membrane
colony - fried egg appearance
no senstivity to penicillin
