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Mucociliary escalator
mucus and cilia that protects the respiratory system
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Strep throat
Pain, fever, hard to swallow; red throat due to lysing of epithelium, puss on tonsels; caused by group A strep which also causes impetigo and necrotizing facitiis
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M protein
Responsible for late sequelae immune mimicry; also a C3b protease
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Acute Rheumatic Fever
antibodies are made against M protein; they erode heart valves and allow surface for biofilm attachment; recruits NK cells and complement and nutrophils
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Viridans Streptococcus
Bacteria that live in your mouth but can get into the blood stream; of you have a rhematic heart it can destroy the heart valve
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subacute bacterial endocarditis
when viridans streptococcus invades the heart valve
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Diptheria
caused by corynebacterium diptherae; produces AB toxin at low fe conditions; A stops protein synthesis
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Pseudomembrane
dead cells and bacteria that block the airway in diptheria; it can lead to heart failure and death; spread by respiratory droplets
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diptheria immune globulin
antitoxin vaccine that injects antibodies into you
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EENT infections
hemophils influenzae and strep pnemonia cause problems to ears, eyes, nose, and throat
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Bacterial conjunctivitis
inflammation of membrane over the eye; puss and pink eye
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Viral conjunctivitis
inflammation of membrane over the eye causing redness
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Otitis Media
middle ear infections that causes puss and inflammation in the esacian tubes which can cause the ear drum to rupture
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Sinusitis
nasal infections causing headache, swelling, and puss in nasal secretions
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Pneumonia
secretion of fluid into lungs can be because of bacteria, virus, or dust; strep pneumoniae
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Diplococci in PMNs
found in sputum in lungs and turns it pink
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23-valent vaccine
against polysaccharide capsul which means it is T independent and useful for 6 months
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Rhinovirus
causes the common cold; naked ssRNA spread by respiratory droplets; acid sensitive; binds to epithelial cell receptors
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Pleconaril
binds to capsid and inhibits receptor binding and uncoating; virus cant bind to receptor so uptake is prevented
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Adenovirus
naked ds DNA virus; causes cold and fever; pus can be present in the throat; spread in fecal matter and respiratory droplets
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