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14 Cards in this Set
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Whooping Cough - C.A
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Bordetella pertusis
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Whooping Cough - Characteristics
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Aerobic G(- ) bacilli - Fatal resp.syndrome - encapsulated coccobacillus
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Whooping Cough - Transmission
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Direct contact - respiratory droplets or aerosols - communicable
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Whooping Cough - Reservoirs
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Humans
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Whooping Cough - Organ involved
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upper/lower RT - lungs
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Whooping Cough - 2 stages
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1: catarrhal stage - 2: paroxysmal stage
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Whooping Cough - Catarrhal stage - S/S
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nasal drainage - congestion - sneezing - occasional coughing
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Whooping Cough - Paroxysmal stage - S/S
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recurrent, persistent coughing, abrupt hacking - deep inhalation(Whoop)
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Whooping Coughlab ID - Diag/Lab ID
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Exam - clinical diagnosis - DNA test - nasal culture
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Whooping Cough - Treatment
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Standard therapy & prohylasix require 2wks macrolides(erythromycin - azithromycin) or septra - isolation barrier protection
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Whooping Cough - Childhood prevention
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immunizations @6wks(aP) - 5 dose series- 2mos - 6yrsDTap
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whooping cough older - Adult prevention
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Boostrix(combo Diphtheria, tetanus,pertussisantigens)
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Whooping Cough - milder form called
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mild form= Bordetella parapertussis
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Whooping Cough - Virulence
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Receptors bind to ciliated respiratory epithelial cells - toxins destroy & dislodge ciliated cells
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