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14 Cards in this Set
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Streptococcus pneumoniae |
-Bacteria -Gram+, encapsulated coccus -causes pneumococcal pneumonia |
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Haemophilus influenzae |
-Bacteria -Gram -, rod shaped -causes menengitis, pneumonia |
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
-Bacteria -no cell wall -causes atypical pneumonia (walking pneumonia) |
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Streptococcus pyogens |
-Bacteria -Gram +, coccus -causes strep throat, scarlet fever |
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Bordetella pertussis |
-Bacteria -Gram -, rod shaped -causes pertussis (whooping cough) |
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
-Bacteria -acid fast, rod shaped -causes tuberculosis |
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
-Bacteria -Gram +, rod shaped -causes diphtheria |
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Rhinoviruses and coronaviruses |
-Virus -cause the common cold |
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Hantavirus |
-Virus -causes severe respiratory virus called hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) |
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Influenza virus |
-Virus -causes influenza (flu) |
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) |
-Virus -causes a form of viral pneumonia in young children (under 1 yr) |
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Pneumocyctis |
-Fungi -common serious complication of AIDS resulting in pneumonia |
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Coccidioides |
-Fungi -causes pulmonary disease -grows in soil in SW U.S. |
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Histoplasma |
-Fungi -occurs in immunocompromised individuals |
