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suppurative PMN inflammation
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-inflammation due to bacterial infection
-pus -acute inflammatory response |
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mononuclear inflammation
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-viral or bacterial inflammation
-chronic inflammatory response |
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cytopathic-cytoproliferative inflammation
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-viral
-induce destructive infection or proliferation of abnormal cells |
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necrotizing inflammation
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-cell death wtih rapidly advancing infection
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chornic inflammation + scarring
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at end of inflammatory response
-lots of fibrosis -lymphocyte infiltration |
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Rhinoviruses
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-viruses that cause COLDS
-URI -mild -not assoc. with pneumonia -symp: rhinnorhea (runny nose), pharyngitis, cough, LOW GRADE FEVER -complications: sinusitis, otitis media |
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influenza A/B
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-viruses that cause FLU
-viruses changes annually -symptoms: RAPID onset of INTENSE FEVER, chills myalgia, headache, cough -induce inflammotry response |
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adenovirus
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virus that cause respiratory, eye, GI + UT infections
-"cold like symptoms -sudden explosive cough -rapidly fatal hemorrhagic pneumonia in immunocomprised indivi -dx: cultured -path: necrosis, hemorrhage + inflammotry infiltration -tx: treated symptomatically |
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-they DN lk sick
-adults: mild croupy cough -children: acute pneumonitis, barking cough dx: steep sign of air passage -virus killed ciliated resp epi cells - inflam. resp. |
parainfluenza
(viral) tx: humidifier, hydration, nebulization, oxygen, corticosteroids (lessens swelling in air passage) |
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-severe croup-like illness
-ACUTE onset of croupy cough -HIGH FEVER and drooling -toxic appearance -dx: x ray shows thumb sign (lks like a thumb pressing on air passage) |
Epiglottitis
(bacterial) -caused by Haemophilus infleunze type B (HIB) |
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-children: acute lower resp. disease
-adults: mild like cold-like infection -dx: culture path: you find fusion of infected cells, multinucleated giant cells |
Respiratory syncytial virus
(RSV) tx: ribavirin for severe cases |
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-highly contagious
-10 day incubation -symp: fever, cough, coryza (runny nose), conjunctivities + rash on day 4-5 -koplik spots on mouth/labia (bluish white lesions with red halo) -Warthin-Finkeldy multinuclearted giant cells -rash on palms + soles -complications: giant cell pneumonia, otitis media, postinfectious encephalitis |
measles (rubeola)
-vaccine part of MMR at 12 months (helped with the decrease in incidence) |
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-highly contagious
-10-21 d. incubation -MILD FEVER -MILD lymphadenopathy -rash is not on palms + soles -dx: serology |
Rubella (German measles)
tx: systemic relief, resp support + hydration -causes congenital rubella syndrome |
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What is congenital rubella syndrome?
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infected mother passes to fetus in 1ST TRIMESTER
deafness, glaucoma (blind), congenital heart diesase, mental retardation, death |
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-highly contagious
-symptoms: infection of salivary glands, blitaral parotid + submandibular gland enlargement -attacks testes -common cause of male infertility -otitis |
Mumps
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children - "slapped cheek" rash
adults: lace-like rash |
Parvovirus B19 (5th disease)
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-elimiated because of vaccination
-on list of bioterrorism agenst because many lack immunity now |
smallpox (variola)
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