Chpt 19 Flashcards
(35 cards)
Lungs dont have normal biota (t/f)
False. Even lungs have a limited, normal biota
The most serious cases of pharyngitis are caused by:
Streptococcus pyogenes, a group A (beta hemolytic) streptococcus
____ result of an infection of S.pyogenes infected with a bacteriophage
Scarlet fever
Scarlet fever produces a ___
Sandpaper-like rash with high fever
Reumatic fever is a result of ____
Pharyngitis
disease characterized by an anatomical diagnosis
Pneumonia
Fact about pneumonia:
More children die of pneumonia than any other infectious disease
___ can be a secondary effect of influenza
Pneumonia
COVID was first recognized as
causing a deadly pneumonia
Children and young adults who get covid 19 are at risk for a condition called
MIS-C
Pathogenesis of COVID 19
It trigger widespread activation of bradykinins, which cause damage to lungs and other tissues
___ is one of the most frequent opportunistic infections in AIDS patients
Pneumocystitis
Treatment for influenza
Relenza and tamiflu
Premature babies and children 6 months or younger are susceptible to ___
Respiratory syncytial virus
Whooping cough is caused by___
Bordetella pertussis
Signs and symptoms of___
catarrhal stage
paroxymal stage
covalescent phase
Whooping cough
Stage characterized by runny nose, 1-2 weeks
Catarrhal stage
Bouts of severe coughing
Paroxymal stage
Numbers of bacterial are decreasing and no longer cause ongoing symptoms
Covalescent pahse
Prevention for whooping cough
DTaP vaccine
___ has reemerged as a serious threat
Tuberculosis
Clinical tuberculosis forms:
Primary
Secondary
Disseminated/extrapulmonary
Tubercle formation in lungs
Primary tuberculosis
Causative of tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ACID-FAST BACCILUS