Pharmacology: Chapter 8 Antifungal And Antiviral Agents

Question 1

What is the most common oral fungus/bacteria?

Answer 1

Candida Albicans

Question 2

What are the most common anti-fungal agents for oral candidiasis?

Answer 2

Nystatin
Clotrimazole
Ketoconazole
Fluconazole

Question 3

Why is the search for drugs to treat viral infections pose the greatest problem of all infectious organisms?

Answer 3

Because viruses are obligate intracellular organisms that require cooperation from their host’s cells, so in order to kill the virus, the host cell must also be harmed

Question 4

What is AIDS?

Answer 4

Chronic disease that is produced by infection with the retrovirus HIV

Question 5

What agents are used to manage AIDS?

Answer 5

Antiretroviral agents used in combinations called “cocktails”

Question 6

What is an opportunistic infection?

Answer 6

are infections that occur more frequently and are more severe in people with weakened immune systems (occur often in patients with AIDS)

Question 7

What is Hepatitis?

Answer 7

Inflammation of the Liver

Question 8

What are the most common causes of chronic hepatitis?

Answer 8

Hep B and Hep C

Question 9

Hepatitis is considered chronic when it lasts more than ___?

Answer 9

6 months