Micro- Upper respiratory Flashcards
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What are 3 ways of which bacteria can cause dz?
- Toxin production
- Host immune response
- bacterial proliferation and invasion
What are 3 ways which viruses can cause dz?
- Cytopathic effect
- Host immune response
- Tumorgenesis
What are some common pathogens that cause otitis media?
- Step pneumoniae
- Haemophilus influenzae
- other bacteria
What are some common pathogens that cause sinusitis?
Various bacteria and fungi
- S pneumonia and H influenzae
- 2’ bacterial infection
What are some common pathogens that cause Rhinitis?
over 200 viruses
AKA common cold
- mostly viruses
What are some common pathogens that cause pharyngitis?
- Strep pneumoniae
- fusobacterium necrophorum
- viruses
What are some common pathogens that cause Pneumonia?
- Strep pneumoniae
- Legionella
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Hantavirus
- Histoplasma capsulatum
- Pneumocytis jiroveci
What are some common pathogens that cause whooping cough?
Bordetella pertussis
What are some common pathogens that cause TB?
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- mycobacterium avium complex
What are the Upper respiratory infections? URT?
Otitis externa/media
- rhinitis
- pharyngitis
- epiglottitis
- laryngitis/croup
- Sinusitis
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What are some lower respiratory tract infections? LRT?
Bronchitis
- bronchiolitis
- influenza
- pneumonia
- TB
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What are some normal biota of the respiratory system?
Moraxella, nonhemolytic and alpha hemolytic steptococci
- Corynebacterium and other diphtheroids
- Candida albicans
What could show up on respiratory culture as normal biota?
- Strep pyogenes/ pneumoniae
- H. influenza
- N meningiditis
- S. aureus
What are the respiratory systems defenses?
- Mucociliary lining
- Change direction of airway from sinuses to pharynx
- Alveolar macs
- Ciliary elevator
- Normal flora competition
What virulence factors doe the mucociliary lining have?
Lysozyme
Lactoferrin
IgA
Exact same as urogenital mucosa
What are the 2 obstacles microbes must overcome to initiate infection?
- Avoid being swallowed
- avoid phagocytosis
What are the purpose of the nasal chonchae?
Cause air to become turbulent and swirl.
- causes air to touch mucous membranes and this traps microbes
- anything not filtered by nasal hairs
What is the mucociliary escalator?
- Mucus producing goblets
2. Ciliated epithelium
What does smoking do to the mucociliary escalator?
Paralyzes it
- infect these cells and you can cause dz
How do microbes start colonization?
adherence factos and immune evasion factors
What percent of vires cause pharyngitis?
90%
What is the common cause of the common cold?
Rhinitis
- 100-200 rhinoviruses
- 50 adenoviruses
- several Coronoaviruses
When is adenovirus more common?
Summer
- otherwise common cold is more common in winter
What are the initial progression of sx’s of the common cold?
Nasal stuffiness, sneezing and HA