Cardio System

Question 1

Endocarditis

Answer 1

inflammation of the heart lining

Question 2

Endocarditis organism

Answer 2

viridan’s strep. found naturally in the mouth and may infect blood after dental procedure

Question 3

Endocarditis symptoms and those at risk

Answer 3

difficulty breathing and those with abnormal heart rates

Question 4

Plague organism

Answer 4

Yersinia pestis

Question 5

Two types of plague

Answer 5

1)bubonic: flea to human. enlarges lymph nodes. bubos form
2)pneumonic: infects respiratory system. human to human

Question 6

Lyme disease organism

Answer 6

Borrelia burgdorferi

Question 7

Lyme disease symptoms

Answer 7

bullseye rash and sever arthritis.

Question 8

Infectious mononucleosis organism

Answer 8

EBV

Question 9

Infectious mononucleosis symptoms

Answer 9

weight loss, sore throat, rash, swollen lymph nodes. causes kids to sleep more and seen in adults due to their developed immune system

Question 10

Infectious mononucleosis and B cells

Answer 10

supresses apoptosis of B cells so latent infection can spread

Question 11

Malaria organism

Answer 11

plasmodium (protist)

Question 12

Malaria symptoms

Answer 12

cyclical. those with anemia have an advantage. infects RBC’s

Question 13

Strep pyogenes

Answer 13

causes strep throat: difficulty swallowing and pharyngitis

Question 14

what happens if strep goes untreated?

Answer 14

it can lead to scarlet fever, rheumatic fever (attacks heart valves), or glomerulonephritis

Question 15

Diptheria organism

Answer 15

C. diptheriae

Question 16

Diptheria symptoms

Answer 16

Diptheria toxin prohibits protein synthesis leading to dead cells that forma. pseudomembrane. it can dislodge and block airways

Question 17

Pneumonia

Answer 17

mycoplasmal pneumonia

Question 18

Pneumonia symptoms

Answer 18

fluid in lungs, damaged cells lead to secondary infections, intracellular pathogen, most common in young teen and young adults

Question 19

Legionnaire’s disease organism

Answer 19

Legionella pneumophila

Question 20

Legionnaire’s disease symptoms

Answer 20

similar to pneumonia. at risk is elderly, immunocompromised, smokers. spread via water and airconditioning

Question 21

Tuberculosis organism

Answer 21

Mycobacterium tuberculosis. intracellular

Question 22

Whooping cough

Answer 22

Bordatella pertussis

Question 23

Anthrax organism

Answer 23

bacillus anthracis

Question 24

Anthrax symptoms

Answer 24

resembles cold/flu. anthrax toxin. NOT SPREAD PERSON TO PERSON ONLY VIA ENDOSPORES