Meningococcemia Flashcards

1
Q

it is a gram-negative coffee bean shaped diplococcus that is a TRANSIENT flora of the nasopharynx

A

Neisseria meningitidis

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this bacterium is the known source of a serious bacterial illness called MENINGOCOCCEMIA

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Neisseria Meningitidis

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3
Q

Where does Meningococcemia begins at? and forms as what?

A

inside the throat; forms as throat infection

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4
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what does the throat infection progresses as it enters bloodstream and go into the meninges?

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meningitis

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5
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it is an overwhelming sepsis and life-threatening disease which was formed from meningitis

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meningococcemia

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it is a serious bacterial illness brought on by Neisseria Meningitidis

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meningococcemia

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it is defined as the presence of bacterium in the bloodstream that causes BACTEREMIA and ENDOTOXEMIA

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meningococcemia

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8
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it is two symptoms of a systemic infection

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bacteremia and endotoxemia

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