Pathology Flashcards

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Croup

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Acute, viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx, barking cough, and stridor.

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Diphtheria

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Acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by the diphtheria bacterium (corynebacterium)

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Epistaxis

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Nosebleed

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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

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