upper respiratory infections

Question 1

Corya / common cold is caused by what viruses?

Answer 1

caused by many viruses:
corona virus
parainfluenza virus
adenovirus
rhinovirus (many serotypes which needs individual different antibiotics)
- many people will have 2ndary infections, eg having a yeast infection after being treated for another bacterial infection.

Question 2

granular fever / infectious mononucleosis

what are the symptoms and what is it caused by?

Answer 2

-often confused for tonsillitis / pharyngitis
- peripheral blood will have atypical mononuclear cells
usually caused by the Epstein-barr virus (EBV)
the EBV can cause infectious herpes
may present with glandular fever 4-6 weeks after being infected with HIV

Question 3

croup, what are the symptoms and who gets it?

Answer 3

viral infection in children
also can present with inflamed epiglottis
rough, barky cough

Question 4

epiglottitis what is this illness?

Answer 4

inflammed epiglottis caused by bacteria
potentially life threatening as can block trachea
we are vaccinated against this