Path Comp 2 Flashcards
measles (rubeola) is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus. It begins as a respitory infection and later skin lesions appear. A characteristic symptom in the skin membrane of patients with rubeola is
koplik spots on the buccal mucosa
which type of white blood cells are likely to be the first to arrive at an injury site
neutrophils
an early complication of the healing process is
bacterial infection
german measles (rubella) is caused by which of the following organisms?
virus
bacterial infection of the bone is referred to as…
osteomyelitis
the best definition of acute inflammation is…
an abrupt, local, non-specific reaction of tissue to injury
which of the following diseases is caused by a specific genetic condition…
muscular dystrophy
a hyperturic oxygen chamber treatment, is likely to kill which of the following types of bacteria
obligate aerobes
which of the following considerations is true?
ankylosing spondylitis affects the sacro iliac joints
who is most likely to suffer from a urinary tract infection?
females