Respiratory infections - 24

Question 1

What organism causes strep throat?

Answer 1

streptococcus pyogenes

Question 2

What type of organism causes strep throat?

Answer 2

bacteria

Question 3

How is strep throat transmitted?

Answer 3

air, respiratory, mucus

Question 4

What are the symptoms of strep throat?

Answer 4

local inflammation, fever, tonsillitis

Question 5

What is the treatment for strep throat?

Answer 5

antibiotics

Question 6

What organism cause Diphtheria?

Answer 6

Cornyebacterium diphtheriae

Question 7

What type of orgamisn casues Diphtheria?

Answer 7

bacteria

Question 8

How is Diphtheria trasnmitted?

Answer 8

droplet transmission, respiratory

Question 9

What are the symptoms of Diphtheria?

Answer 9

fever, sore throat, greyish membrane in throat.

Question 10

What is the treatment of Diphtheria?

Answer 10

antibiotics, antitoxins

Question 11

What organisms causes Otitis Media?

Answer 11

• Streptococcus pneumoniae
• Streptococcus pyogenes
• Haemophilus influenzae

Question 12

What type of organism causes Otitis Media?

Answer 12

bacteria

Question 13

What is the treatment of Otitis Media?

Answer 13

antibiotics

Question 14

What organism causes the common cold?

Answer 14

• Rhinoviruses
• Coronaviruses

Question 15

What type of organism causes the common cold?

Answer 15

virus

Question 16

How is the common cold transmitted?

Answer 16

droplet, respiratory

Question 17

What are the symptoms of the common cold?

Answer 17

fever, sore throat, congestion

Question 18

What is the treatment for the common cold?

Answer 18

Supportive care

Question 19

What organism causes Whooping Cough?

Answer 19

Bordetella pertussis

Question 20

What type of organism causes Whooping Cough?

Answer 20

bacteria

Question 21

How is Whooping Cough transmitted?

Answer 21

respiratory

Question 22

What are the symptoms of Whooping Cough?

Answer 22

violent coughing

Question 23

What is the treatment for Whooping Cough?

Answer 23

antibiotics

Question 24

What organism causes RSV?

Answer 24

Respiratory syncytial virus

Question 25

What type of organism causes RSV?

Answer 25

virus

Question 26

What are the symptoms of RSV?

Answer 26

coughing, wheezing

Question 27

What is the treatment for RSV?

Answer 27

let it run its course

Question 28

What organism causes Histoplasmosis?

Answer 28

Histoplasma Capsulatum

Question 29

What type of organism causes Histoplasmosis?

Answer 29

yeast

Question 30

How is Histoplasmosis transmitted?

Answer 30

airborne, bird droppings

Question 31

What is the treatment for Histoplasmosis?

Answer 31

antifungals

Question 32

What organism causes TB?

Answer 32

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Question 33

What type of organism causes TB?

Answer 33

bacteria

Question 34

How is TB transmitted?

Answer 34

inhaled

Question 35

What are the symptoms of TB?

Answer 35

inflammatory, lump, coughing

Question 36

What is the treatment for TB?

Answer 36

antibiotics

Question 37

What organism causes Pneumonia?

Answer 37

Streptococcus Pneumonia

Question 38

What type of organism causes Pneumonia?

Answer 38

bacteria

Question 39

What are the symptoms of Pneumonia?

Answer 39

high fever, breathing difficulty, chest pain

Question 40

What is the treatment for Pneumonia?

Answer 40

antibiotics

Question 41

What percent of the world population is infected with TB?

Answer 41

1/3

Question 42

How many new cases of TB are there a year?

Answer 42

9 million

Question 43

How many deaths from TB are there a year?

Answer 43

2 million

Question 44

What organism causes Pneumocystis Pneumonia?

Answer 44

Pneumocystis jirovecii

Question 45

What type of organism causes Pneumocystis Pneumonia?

Answer 45

fungus

Question 46

What is the treatment for Pneumocystis Pneumonia?

Answer 46

antibiotics

Question 47

What organism causes the Flu?

Answer 47

Influenza virus

Question 48

What type of organism causes the flu?

Answer 48

virus

Question 49

What are the symptoms of the flu?

Answer 49

chills, fever, headache, aches

Question 50

what is the treatment for the flu?

Answer 50

normally just run course or tamiflu

Question 51

What is the family the flu comes from?

Answer 51

Orthomyxoviridae