Pathology Flashcards
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Croup
A
Acute, viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx, barking cough, and stridor.
2
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Diphtheria
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Acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by the diphtheria bacterium (corynebacterium)
3
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Epistaxis
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Nosebleed
4
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Pertussis
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Whooping cough, highly contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea caused by bordetella pertussis