Diseases

Front 1

increase in temperature, speeds up immune system but also speeds up growth of pathogens, can cause damage to tissues and cause further invasion of pathogens

Back 1

fever

Front 2

meant to wall off pathogen, but causes tissue damage (host cells)

Back 2

inflammation

Front 3

major cause of disease, gram positive bacteria and viruses causes such diseases, the gram positive are more resistant to drying

Back 3

airborne infection

Front 4

upper respiratory tract has a __% chance of viral infection and a __% chance of bacterial infection

Back 4

90%, 10%

Front 5

lower respiratory tract has a __% chance of viral infection and a __% of bacterial infection

Back 5

50%, 50%

Front 6

inflammation of the throat

Back 6

pharygitis

Front 7

virus with ~200 serotypes, caused especially by rhino virus

Back 7

common cold

Front 8

streptococcus pyogenes, beta hemolytic, severe throat infection

Back 8

strep throat

Front 9

inflammation of the lungs, S. pneumoniae

Back 9

pneumonia

Front 10

caused by gram negative organism, bordella pertussis

Back 10

whooping cough

Front 11

caused by virus, pandemic (world-wide epidemic), has surface antigens that change rapidly - antigenic shift (major change) also, antigenic drift (minor change)

Back 11

influenza/ flu

Front 12

antibiotics to influenza only effective against:

Back 12

secondary bacterial infections

Front 13

gram negative, causes inflammation of genital tracts and testes, male usually has symptoms while the female does not, symptoms include pus discharge, paintful urination

Back 13

meisseria gonorrhea