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30 Cards in this Set
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Eupneoa |
normal good breathing |
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apnea |
temporary suspension of breathing |
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dyspnea |
shortness of breath |
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tachy/pnea |
fast/breathing |
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brady/pnea |
slow/breathing |
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laryngitis and epiglottitis |
Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae |
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Sinusitis |
streptococcus pneumoniae |
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bronchitis |
streptococcus pneumoniae, mycoplasma pneumoniae |
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diptheria |
corynebacterium diphtheriae |
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Otitis media |
Streptococcus pneumoniae S. pyogenes Haemophilus influenzae |
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Otitis externa |
Staphylococcus aureus Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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Pneumonia |
Mycoplasma pneumonia |
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Mycoplasma |
smallest free living prokaryotes, no cell wall |
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TB |
caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the name was given because colonies appeared fungus like, but it is a bacteria. It is opportunistic but the disease is more manageable now with the presence of shots. Tb was known as Consuption |
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Legionaries disease |
Legionella pneumophila |
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H1N1 vs. H5N1 (compare/contrast) |
H1N1 is easily spread, rarely fatal and people get severe inflammations in the lungs. H5N1 also referred to as avian flu, spreads slowly, often fatal and more invasive of the lower respiratory tract |
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What does H and N stand for? |
H-hemagglutinin (agglutinations of red blood cells) N-neuraminidase (break down of epithelial cell so the virus can penetrate deeper tissues) enzyme that is responsible for release of the virus |
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Segmented genome |
virus can have their genomes divided up into separate parts. each segment usually codes for 1 protein |
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SARS and RSV (corona viruses) |
SARS- Severe acute respiratory syndrome RSV-lower respiratory tract infection in children under 1 years old |
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Hanta virus pulmonary syndrom |
look it up |
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Significance of fungal endospores in Coccidioidomycosis (San Joaquin Valley Fever) |
soil fungus Coccidioides immitis; also causes a skin rash and forms endospores |
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Campylobacter jejuni |
is one of the most common bacterial food poisoning agents -usually self-limiting -more serious in children |
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Listeria |
common in dairy, especially soft, unprocessed cheeses or homemade cheeses |
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Clostridium perfringens |
can contaminate thick, viscous foods, especially at temps above 40 degrees F |
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Clostridium botulinum |
typically an intoxication, but spores in honey can cause infection and death in infants and children under the age of 1. Botulism toxin is one of the most potent, and stable neurotoxins known. Very lethal at low doses |
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Salmonella |
common in the intestines of birds and reptiles; common in poultry, eggs, products containing eggs, especially raw or undercooked eggs and poultry |
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E. coli |
can range from milk, self-limiting diarrhea to life-threatening dysentery, renal and hemorrhagic fevers, plus wide-spread organ/system failure and death |
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enteritis |
inflammation of the small intestine; sometimes called "travelers' diarrhea |
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enteropathogenic and enterotoxigenic E. coli 0517:H7 |
causes severe food poisoning and can be fatal if it spreads to the kidneys or becomes septic to the blood. Also can cause hemorrhagic fever. |
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Oral cavity diseases |
mostly biofilm associated conditions that range from buildup of dental plaque to severe gingivitis (trench mouth) |
