Causes Flashcards
Pharyngitis
Common Cold Viruses
Strep pyogenes
Rhinitis
200 different viruses
rhinovirus, coronaviruses, adenoviruses, respiratory syncytial virus
Sinusitis
viruses, bacteria, and fungus
Acute Otitis Media
Mix of virus and bacteria
strep pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae
Chronic Otitis Media
Biofilm of bacteria
Diphtheria
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Influenza
Orthomyxoviridae
Pertussis “Whooping Cough”
Bordetella pertussis
RSV Disease
Respiratory syncytial virus
Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pneumonia
Bacteria, Virus, Fungi
Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Strep. Pneumoniae
Legionnaire’s Disease
Legionella Pneumophila
Live inside amoebas
Atypical Pneumonia
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Hantavirus
Virus
Bunyaviridae family
Histoplasmosis
Fungus
Histoplasma capsulatum
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Fungus
Nosocomial pneumonia
polymicrobial infection
Strep. pneumoniae, K. pneumoniae, anaerobic bacteria, coliform bacteria
Acute Diarrhea
Bacteria Salmonella enteritica,Shigella E. coli (EHEC), Campylobacter, Clostridium difficile, Vibrio cholera, Protazoan Cryptosporidium Virus Rotavirus
Food poisoning
bacteria
S. Aureus, B. cereus, Clostridium perfringens
Chronic Diarrhea
bacteria
E. coli (EAEC)
Protozoan
Cyclospora, Giardia, Entamoeba
Gastric ulcers
Bacteria
Helicobacter
Hepatitis
Epstein- Barr virus, cytomegalovirus
Pinworm
Helminthic
Enterobias vermicularis