5.8 Respiratory Tract Infections and Immunity Flashcards
What are the 3 types of respiratory infection?
least severe, most common upper respiratory tract infection lower respiratory tract infection pneumonia most severe, least common
What are the symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection?
cough sneezing runny nose/stuffy nose sore throat headache
What are the symptoms of an lower respiratory tract infection?
productive cough --> phlegm muscle aches wheezing breathlessness fever fatigue
What are the symptoms of pneumonia?
chest pain
blue tinting of lips
severe fatigue
high fever
What are the 4 most common causes of death in the world?
- Ischemic heart disease
- Stroke
- COPD
- Lower respiratory infections
What are the demographic and lifestyle risk factors for pneumonia?
age <2 or age >65 cigarette smoking excess alcohol consumption contact with children ages >15 poverty overcrowding
What are the medication and pmh risk factors for pneumonia?
inhaled corticosteroids immunosuppressants (e.g. steroids) proton pump inhibitors COPD Asthma Heart disease Liver disease previous pneumonia diabetes
What are the common bacterial causative agents of respiratory infection?
streptococcus pneumoniae
myxoplasma pneumoniae
haemophilius influenzae
mycobacterium tuberculosis
What are the common viral causative agents of respiratory infection?
influenza A or B virus
respiratory syncytial virus
human rhinovirus
coronaviruses
What are the two types of pneumonia?
community acquired
hospital acquired
