EXTRA PRACTICE: Airborne Infectious Diseases Flashcards
Name all diseases that contain toxins that are produced by lysogeny (phage conversion)
Scarlet Fever
Diptheria (toxigenic strain)
Match: VF includes an Erythrogenic toxin
Scarlet Fever
Match: Virulence Factor includes Mycolic Acid
Tuberculosis
Match: Contain bacilli that are obligate aerobes
Tuberculosis
Match: SXS are chronic and include bloody cough, low grade fever, night sweats
Tuberculosis
Match: A treatment option include multidrug therapy, used for a minimum of at least 6 months
Tuberculosis
Match: Leading cause of death by infectious disease world wide
Tuberculosis
Match: Caused by a gram-negative, coccobacillus bacteria
Pertussis
Match: VF includes being able to multiply in ciliated epithelial cells of respiratory tract
Coronavirus Disease 2019
Match: Diagnosis can be done via PCR, Antigen testing, or serology
Coronavirus disease 2019
Match: SXS include erythema of the throat, tonsils, middle ear accompanied by a fever
Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Match: SXS include Toxemia, High Fever, and Red bumps on the tongue with a central white coating
Scarlet Fever
Match: SXS include a Flat, bright red sandpaper rash on the upper body
Scarlet Fever
Match: SXS include Toxemia, Partial paralysis of soft palate and pharynx, along with heart and kidney damage
Diphtheria - Toxigenic Strain
Match: Is gram positive, bacilli, pleomorphic, and resistant to drying
Diphtheria - Toxigenic and Nontoxigenic strains
Match: SXS include formation of a greyish, tough, psuedomembrane in the throat. This is usually a SXS that occurs later
Diphtheria - Nontoxigenic strain
Match: VF include a capsule and tracheal cytotoxin that damages the ciliary escalator
Pertussis
Match: SXS include Cold-like symptoms and a violent uncontrollable cough
Pertussis
Name all diseases that have a causasive agent of streptococcus pyogenes
Streptococcal pharyngitis
Scarlet Fever
Name all disease that are highly contagious
Pertussis
Smallpox
Match: Has MDR and XDR strains
Tuberculosis
Match: Preventative measures include the BCG vaccine; however, it is not used in the US
Tuberculosis
Name all disease that have SXS of a Low-grade fever
Tuberculosis