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Upper Respiratory Defenses |
mucociliary clearance antimicrobial substances sneezing and coughing LRT (alveolar fluid containing antimicrobal substance) |
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Mucociliary Clearance |
traps microbes and particulates in a layer of mucus |
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Mucus is composed of ______. |
charged carbohydrates that retain water |
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Ciliated epithelial cells do what? |
Move mucus to the pharynx where it is swallowed and moved to the stomach. |
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Pharyngitis symptoms include: |
Sore throat, headache, swollen lymph nodes and tonsils, fever. |
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Streptococcal pharyngitis is caused by: Gram ______. |
Group A strep Most commonly s. pyogenes Gram Positive |
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Two strep throat complications |
Scarlet fever and rheumatic fever |
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Scarlet fever symptoms: |
Rash all over body as of result of capillaries leaking. Some strains have erythrogenic exotoxin Found in 10% of children infected with s. pyogenes |
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Rheumatic fever |
Most common in school age children Inflammatory response to infection Affects joints and heart Can cause Rheumatic heart disease |
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Diphtheria is caused by |
Corynebacterium diphtheria Gram POSITIVE bacilli bacteria |
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Where is the diphtheria infection located? |
In the throat |
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How is diphtheria spread? |
Respiratory droplets or direct contact |
