Exam 3 Respiratory System Flashcards
(30 cards)
What organism causes strep throat
Streptococcus pyogenes
What organism causes scarlet fever
Streptococcus pyogenes
What organism causes sinusitis
MC morexella catarrhalis
What organism causes otitis media
Streptococcus pneumoniae
What organism causes the common cold
1) rhinovirus
2) coronavirus
3) adenovirus
What organism causes pneumococcal pneumonia
Strep. Pneumoniae
What organism causes other bacterial pneumonias
Other ones, most important is yernisia pestis (pneumonic plague)
What organism causes ornithosis
Chalmydophilia psittaci
What organism causes epiglottitis
Haemophilus influenza B
What organism causes influenza
Influenza a and b, but also orthomyxovirus
What organism causes bronchitis
Rhinovirus, influenza virus, adenovirus etc.
What organism causes SARS
Corona virus
What organism causes croup
Parainfluenza virus
What is another name for scarlet fever
Scarletina
What is another name for pneumococcal pneumonia
Typical pneumonia
What is another name for mycoplasmal pneumonia
Atypical pneumonia (“walking pneumonia”)
What is another name for ornithosis
Psittacosis
What is another name for pertussis
Whooping cough
What is another name for severe acute respiratory syndrome
SARS
What is another name for respiratory synctial virus infection
Bronchiolitis
What is another name for coccidoidomyocosis
San joaquin valley fever
What is another name for pulmonary blastomyocosis
Gilchrist’s disease
What is another name for histoplasmosis
Ohio river valley fever
What color sputum is associated with pneumococcal pneumonia
Rust color sputum
