Alcamos Ch 10 Diseases

The target of chlamydial pneumonia is what system?

Chlamydial pneumonia is caused by ___ ___.

How is chlamydial pneumonia transmitted?

Is chlamydial pneumonia prevalent in any particular groups and if so what are they?

What are the S&S if chlamydial pneumonia?

What is tx for chlamydial pneumonia?

What is the best way to prevent chlamydial pneumonia?

Streptococcal pharyngitis is popularity known as ___ ___.

___ ___ is a malady of the URT that is characterized by sore throat, fever, HA, swollen lymph nodes and tonsils.

How is streptococcal pharyngitis transmitted?

Strep throat is prevalent in what grp?

What are 2 possible complications of streptococcal pharyngitis?

____ is commonly used to tx streptococcal pharyngitis.

Differential diagnosis for strep throat could be what 2 things?

Acute glomerulonephritis described as what?

Diphtheria is caused by ___ ___ and shows up in what system in the body?

Diphtheria is transmitted via what 2 methods?

What are 5 S&S of diphtheria?

Diphtheria has become prevalent in ___ due to ___ immunity.

What are 4 possible complications of diphtheria?

___, ___ & ___ are all used to tx diphtheria.

Is there a vaccine for diphtheria?

Epiglottitis is caused by ___ ___ and transmitted how?

The signs and symptoms of epiglottitis include. . .

Kids with epiglottitis need what interventions?

Can we vaccinate for epiglottitis and if yes with what?

What could epiglottitis be confused with?

An inflammation of the paranasal sinuses fr infection, allergy or an autoimmune issue is known as ___.

Sinusitis is caused by what?

Sinusitis is characterized by what 6 S&S?

What are 3 ways treat sinusitis?

The best way to prevent sinusitis is what?

What is a problem that occurs with chronic sinusitis?

Streptococcus pyogenes is the causative agent of what disease?

Scarlet fever is an upper resp infection that is prevalent in what are grp & spread via mechanism?

The S&S of scarlet fever are . . .

What makes the Streptococcus pyogenes in scarlet fever special?

Name four complications that could arise fr scarlet fever.

What antibiotics are used to treat Streptococcus pyogenes?

Acute otitis media targets what organisms?

Acute otitis media is an upper resp infection that is caused by what 2 bacteria?

What are S&S of otitis media?

What are the three primary stages of acute otitis media?

Acute otitis media is most prevalent in ___ and transmitted via what route?

Tx of acute otitis media is what 2 things while the best prevention is what?

Otitis external is described as what?

Otitis externa targets the ____ in both ___ & ___.

Otitis external is most often transmitted via ___ therefore it is prevalent in ____.

The causative agents of otitis externa are what three species?

Treatments for otitis externa include. . . .

How is otitis externa prevented?

Bacterial meningitis targets the ___ in ___.

Bacterial meningitis is transmitted via what?

The S&S of bacterial meningitis include . . . 

Bacteria given credit for bacterial meningitis include . . . 

Bacterial meningitis is most prevalent among what age grp but can be prevented by what means?

What causes bacterial meningitis?

The formation of lesions in the adrenal glands accompanied by hormone imbalances resulting fr the release of a bacterial endotoxin into the blood is characteristic of what syndrome?

Bacterial pertussis is commonly know as ___ ___ and is a malady affecting the ___.

Pertussis is characterized by what S&S?

Paroxysms are described as what?

What are the 2 phases of pertussis and what characterizes them?

What is the mechanism for the transmission of pertussis?

Bordetella pertussis is the causative agent of what disease?

____ can be used to tx pertussis or it can be prevented with the ___ vaccine.

TB is a malady of the LRT that causes what S&S?

TB is caused by the ___ ___ bacterium that is transmitted via what mechanism?

Stage 1 of TB ia called ___ and is characterized by what?

What is the second stage of TB called and what characterizes it?

Treating TB is accomplished how?

T or F: TB can be prevented by vaccination?
True False

What is the Mantoux test?

Infectious bronchitis targets the ___ and is transmitted via ___.

S&S of infectious bronchitis include. . . .

What are the 4 causative agents of infectious bronchitis?

Infectious bronchitis often starts out as what then progresses to what?

Tx for infectious bronchitis include what 2 modalities?

How can infectious bronchitis be prevented?

What are the 4 causative agents of typical pneumonia?

Haemophilus influenzae associated with typical pneumonia is spread how and tx with what?

Staphylococcus aureus related to typical pneumonia is characterized by what 2 things?

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacteria that targets who?

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a capsulated rod that occurs naturally where?

What 3 places is Klebsiella pneumoniae typically found?

Klebsiella pneumoniae is set apart fr other pneumonias by what 2 characteristics? 

Standard S&S of typical pneumonia are (6) what?

Typical pneumonia is routinely tx with ___.

What are the 2 causative agents for atypical pneumonia?

Why is Mycoplasma pneumoniae known as "primary pneumonia?"

S&S of atypical pneumonia include what?

An infection caused by Legionella pneumophila is aka what disease and is known to cause what other disease?

Atypical pneumonia is said to be more insidious than typical pneumonia.  What does this mean?

Pain in muscles or muscle grps is known as ___.

What do Mycoplasma pneumoniae colonies look like on blood agar?

How is Legionnaires disease spread?

What grps are prevalent to get Legionnaires disease?

What are the best ways to prevent atypical pneumonia?

Mycoplasma pneumoniae & Legionella pneumoniae cause infections where?

Coxiella burnetii causes what disease and is related to what other bacteria?

What bacteria causes Q fever and how is it spread?

What are the S&S of Q fever?

Q fever can be tx w/___.

Is there a vaccine for Q fever?

Q fever, psittacosis and pneumococcal pneumonia are all maladies effecting the ___.

What is the causative agent of psittacosis?

How is psittacosis transmitted?

What is the disease caused by Chlamydophila psittaci called and what S&S does it cause?

Who is most prevalent to get psittacosis and how can it be prevented?

Psittacosis is treated with ___.

What is the name given to a microbial disease of the bronchial tubes and lungs called and what bacteria causes it?

Streptococcal pneumoniae targets the ___ and causes what?

Pneumococcal pneumonia is transmitted by what mechanism?

The S&S of a streptococcus pneumoniae infection are . . . .

Pneumococcal pneumonia is prevalent in what groups?

What disease is the second leading cause of bacterial meningitis?

Pneumonia involving and entire lung is known as ___ pneumonia and if both lungs are involved it is known as ___ pneumonia.

Pneumonia that includes scattered patches of infection in resp passageways is known as ___ ___.

Zoonotic refers to what characteristic of a disease?

Microbiologists prefer to call psittacosis by what name?