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Microbial Threats to the Respiratory Tract Flashcards

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What is the dividing line between the upper and lower respiratory tract?

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The glottis

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Respiratory invaders posses one or more of which properties?

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Ligand to bind receptor on cell surface
Interfere with ciliary movement
Resist phagocytosis, major defense in alveoli
Cause local damage (to resp. tract)

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Which bacteria are secondary to flu infections?

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S. aureus
S. pneumonia
H. influenzae

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What bacteria are secondary to cystic fibrosis?

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S. aureus

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Which infections are secondary to depressed immune system in AIDS or cancer with chemotherapy?

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Pneumocystis jirovecii
CMV
M. tuberculosis

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What are the infection patterns of bacteria?

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They tend to localize

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What are disseminating viral infections?

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CMV, EBV, Mumps

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What virus is most commonly associated with rhinitis (common cold)?

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Picornaviridae (ssRNA)

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What kills picornaviridae?

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Acid (because its naked)

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What is pharyngitis?

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A sore throat

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What causes pharyngitis?

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Adenoviruses
EBV
CMV
HSV
S. pyogenes
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What causes hand, foot and mouth disease?

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Coxsadievirus

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Do you give antibiotics to every patient with a sore throat?

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No, it is only bacterial infection in 1-20%

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What does CMV cause?

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Infectious mononucleosis

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What can intrauterine infection of CMV cause?

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Congenital deafness and mental retardation

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What can CMV cause in AIDS?

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Retinitis and blindness as well as pneumonitis and colitis

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What do you treat CMV with?

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Ganciclovir

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What is used to detect CMV infection especially of intrauterine infections?

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Detection of anti-CMV IgM (not IgG because IgG may come from the mother and not indicate intrauterine infection)

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What does the EBV infect?

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B cells through the C3d receptor (a second signal in B activation)

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What does EBV cause?

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Polyclonal activation of B cells producing heterophil antibodies and autoantibodies (infectious mononucleosis in youth)

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How do T cells react to EBV?

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They become atypical lymphocytes

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How do you test for EBV?

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Monospot test

Autoantibodies (cold agglutinin)

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What is the monospot test?

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Heterophil antibodies against horse or sheep erythrocytes

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Why do you not transplant an organ from a donor with EBV?

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Because the virus will be carried with it and may cause lymphomas

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What happens in East Africa with EBV infections?
Burkitt's lymphoma when EBV works with plasmodium (malaria)
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What causes scarlet fever?
Erythrogenic toxin from Streptococcus pyogenes
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What causes rheumatic fever?
Cross-reacting Ab attacking the skin, joint, heart and neurons after S. pyogenes infection
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What does increase ASO (antistreptolysin O) mean?
There was a recent infection of S. pyogenes
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What do rapid strep tests test for?
Against bacterial antigens
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What is acute otitis media and what can it cause?
Infection of the middle ear | Meningitis
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What can cause acute epiglottitis?
Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib)
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What is the vaccine for Hib?
Purified capsule | Conjugate polysaccharide
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What type of virus is mumps?
Paramyxovirus (ssRNA, enveloped)
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What is the primary target for mumps?
Parotid gland
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What can mumps cause in adults?
Orchitis (leads to infertility; inflammation of testis :))
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What type of vaccine is used for mumps prevention?
Attenuated MMR vaccine
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What does the diphtheria cytotoxin do?
Destroys epithelium and neutrophils
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What do patients with diphtheria present with?
Ulcers covered with dead tissue false-membrane
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How does diphtheria toxin work?
Inhibits EF-2 in protein synthesis
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What can diphtheria toxin cause in the heart?
Myocarditis
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What vaccine is the diphtheria toxoid found in?
DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis)
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What type of bacteria is Bordetella pertussis?
Gram-negative
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What does pertussis cause?
Laryngotracheobrochitis
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What does the pertussis toxin mediate?
Attachment and tissue injuries
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What is the pertussis vaccine?
Inactivated vaccine in DTP
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What do the cellular and acellular component of the DTP vaccine for pertussis contain respectively?
Cellular: endotoxin causing side effects Acellular: toxoids
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What is RSV?
Respiratory synctytial virus
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Traditional antibiotic for pertussis?
Macrolides such as erythromycin
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What is the number 1 reason for hospitalization for infants under 2 years?
RSV
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Symptoms of RSV?
Cough, dyspnea, cyanosis
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What causes the symptoms in RSV?
Immunity-mediated
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What are the treatments for RSV?
Ribavirin aerosol for severe cases
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What is the prevention treatment for RSV?
Palivizumab, monoclonal Ab against F protein
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What causes pneumonia in children?
Mostly viral
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What causes pneumonia in neonates?
Chlamydia trachomatis | E. coli
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What causes pneumonia in healthy adults?
``` S. pneumoniae Chlamydophilia pneumoniae Mycoplasma pneumoniae (no cell wall) L. pneumophila Influenza viruses ```
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What causes pneumonia in alcoholics and vagrants?
S. pneumonia K. pneumoniae (gram -) M. tuberculosis
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What causes pneumonia with underlying respiratory disease?
``` S. aureus H. influenzae P. aeruginosa S. pneumoniae M. catarrhalis ```
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What causes pneumonia in AIDS patients?
Pneumocystis jirovecii Mycobacterium species CMV
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Streptococcus pneumoniae gram stain:
Gram positive
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What give streptococcus pneumoniae its pathogenicity?
Its capsule
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Is streptococcus pneumoniae alpha or beta hemolytic?
Alpha-hemolytic
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What type of sputum does pneumococcus produce?
Rusty sputum
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What type of sputum does Klebsiella produce?
Thick, bloody, mucoid sputum (red jelly)
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What type of sputum does Pseudomonas aeruginosa produce?
Green sputum
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Pneumococcal vaccine for children under 5?
Conjugate vaccine Prevnar 13
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Pneumococcal vaccine for adults?
Unconjugated Pneumovax 23
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How are conjugated vaccines made?
Conjugated to a protein for T-dependent Ig production
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What do polysaccharides do?
Illicit T-independent response producing IgM and IgG2 (non opsonizing)
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What is orthomyxoviridae?
Influenza virus family
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What is the genome of orthomyxoviridae?
8 segments of ssRNA
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What does orthomyxoviridae use for attachment to epithelial cells?
Haemagglutinin
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What does orthomyxoviridae use to destroy cellular receptor for release from cell?
Neuraminidase
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What are the three capsid protein serotypes on influenza viruses?
Type A: recombines with animal flue viruses to cause epidemics and pandemics Type B: not in animals but causes epidemics Type C: causes minor disease and no epidemics
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What causes drift and change in flu viruses?
An accumulation of mutations because RNA polymerase
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What is shift?
Reassortment of human and animal viruses
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Timing difference between shift and drift:
Shift is sudden | Drift is slow and continuous
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What does re-assortment of RNA segments in flu virus lead to?
New H and N combinations
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What is H and N refer to in nomenclature?
Haemagglutinin | Neuraminidase
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How are Inactivated influenza vaccines administered?
Shots (transdermal)
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How are live attenuated influenza vaccines administered?
Nasal sprays
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Which drugs block uncoating of flu viruses?
Rimantadine | Amantadine
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Which drugs inhibit neuramidase and viral release?
Zanamivir Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) Peramivir
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What causes cystic fibrosis?
Autosomal recessive defect in Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) protein
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What does a defect in CFTR protein result in?
Defective Cl- channel necessary for secretion and impaired mucociliary escalation system
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What bacteria infects CF patients?
Pseudomonas aeruginosae (oxidase-positive, Gram negative)
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What does pseudomonas aeruginosae produce?
A mucoid slime layer for adherence and protection
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What fungus can affect the lungs in immunocompromised patients?
Aspergillus fumigatus
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What can aspergillus fumigatus cause in patients with CF or asthma?
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (can leave lungs via blood)
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What is a aspergilloma?
Hyphae ball in a pre-existing cavity or chronic pulmonary disorders
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What fungus can be found in SW USA and Latin American countries?
Coccidioides immitis
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What is diagnostic for coccidioides immitis?
Biopsy for spherules
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What is used to treat coccidioides immitis?
Azoles and amphotericin B

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