Microbiology Pathogens - Airborne LRT
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bordatella pertusis is also known as: | Whooping cough |
| Coughing occur during several weeks convalescence - even after the pathogen is gone. | 100 Day Cough |
| Bordatella has a toxin that paralyzes: | ciliated cells and impairs mucous movement. |
| General malaise, low-grade fever, and an increasingly severe cough. | Bordatella pertusis (initial/catarrhal stage) |
| 10-15 ___ occur daily, exhaustion follows. | paroxyms (paroxysmal stage) |
| AKA consumption, ptihis, or white plague: | Tuberculosis |
| During the 20th century, ___ was the leading cause of death; 1 in __ cases, | TB, 7 |
| TB has a ___ infection rate with prolonged exposure. | 30% |
| Chronic cough, chest pain, high fever, rust-colored sputum, and drenching night sweats: | TB |
| A person with TB will infect ___ | 9-20 other people |
| Belongs to the same genus as Mycobacterium tuberculosis; | Mycobacterium avium |
| M. avium causes MAC: | Mycobacterium avium complex |
| MAC is a ____ infection that causes millions of cases of TB in AIDS patients. | opportunistic |
| MA is spread by ___ or ingesting contaminated food or water. | Soil |
| ___ of the world has TB. | 1/3 |
| Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common causes of ____. | nosocomial pneumonia infection |
| This especially infects the elderly and compromised patients: | S. aureus |
| If this bacteria infects the lungs, a necrotizing pneumonia may occur. | S. aureus |
| Primary Atypical Pneumonia: | Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
| Called ____ because mycoplasma pneumoniae occurs in previously healthy persons. | Primary |
| ___ is secondary pneumonia. | Pneumococcal pneumonia |
| HAS NO CELL WALL | Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
| Mycoplasma pneumonia is one of the ___ bacteria. | smallest |
| Headache, fever, dry hacking cough | M. Pneumoniae |
| Common in 6-20 year olds, aka: | Walking Pneumonia |
| Common in crowded places such as schools, dorms, military bases | M. pneumoniae |
| Legionella pneumophila causes: | Legionnaire's Disease |
| headache, coughing, diarrhea, vomiting, and pneumonia | Legionella pneumophila |
| Exists where water collects and becomes airborne in wind gusts | Legionella (cooling towers, puddles of water, etc) |
| Human to human transmission DOES NOT OCCUR | Legionella |
| Legionella also causes ___, a mild flu-like illness that last 2-5 days without pneumonia | Pontiac Fever |
| Legionellosis indicates both ___ and ___ | Legionnaire's and Pontiac Fever |
| Chlamydophilia psittaci is transmitted by infected ___ | Birds |
| C. psittaci is transmitted by birds of the psittacine family, called: | psittacosis |
| C. psittaci can also be carried by turkeys and pigeons, so it is also known as: | ornithosis |
| C. psittaci is transmitted by inhaling: | infected bird droppings or BY BITE |
| Headache, dry cough, scattered patches of lung infection (like primary atypical pneumonia) | C. psittaci |
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