Pertussis Flashcards
1
Q
Whooping Cough:
Causative organism
A
Bordetella pertussis
2
Q
Whooping Cough:
MoT
A
droplet
3
Q
Whooping Cough:
Virulence factors (4)
A
FHA (adhesion), pertussis toxin, tracheal cytotoxin, endotoxin
4
Q
Whooping Cough:
Culture/ Dx (5)
A
symptoms; PCR; B-G, charcoal, or potato-glycerol agar
5
Q
Whooping Cough:
Prevention (2)
A
acellular vaccine (DTap), azithromycin
6
Q
Whooping Cough:
Treatment
A
Azithromycin
7
Q
Whooping Cough:
Symptoms
A
catarrhal stage- cold symptoms, runny nose
paroxysmal stage- uncontrollable coughing w/ “whoop” sound, can result in broken blood vessels in the eyes, vomiting, or hemorrhage in brain
Convalescent stage- ciliated epithelia is damaged, long recovery
