Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Question 1

Pneumococcal Pneumonia

noo moh ka kill new mohn ya

p neum o coc cal

Answer 1

any infection caused by bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus
أي عدوى تسببها بكتيريا تسمى العقدية الرئوية، أو المكورات الرئوي

N u mohn ya = new mic ca kiss

p neum on iae= pneu mococcus

Question 2

Signs and Symptoms

Answer 2

1-begins abruptly with fever & shaking chills
يبدأ فجأة بالحمى والقشعريرة
2-cough with pinkish or rust colored
3-sputum=بلغم
4-severe chest pain

rast=المحمر

rust

Question 3

pus & other material coughed up from lungs

Answer 3

sputum

Question 4

blood-tinged

tin jd

tin ged

Answer 4

cough with pinkish or rust colored

Question 5

severe chest pain leads to :

Answer 5

1-rapid breathing
2-poor blood oxygenation which is cyanosis or bluish skin color
3-aggravated by each breath or cough

ca yin o sis

cyan osis

Question 6

transmission

Answer 6

inhalation
carriers

Question 7

increased risk:

Answer 7

(1) conditions that interfere with mucociliary escalator
(2) heart or lung disease
(3) diabetes
(4) cancer
(5) 65+

Question 8

Prevention

Answer 8

vaccine

Question 9

Treatment

Answer 9

antibiotics (resistance increasing)

Question 10

pathogenosis

Answer 10

1-colonization of alveoli
-inflammatory response
- leads to breathing difficulties
2-resistant to phagocytosis by capsule
3-produce pneumolysin
- membrane damaging toxin
- released when bacteria die
- kills eukaryotic cells
- activates inflammation
4-can enter the bloodstream leading to fatal complications
-sepsis
-endocarditis
-meningitis

new moh lysin

p neum o lysin

Question 11

bloodstream infection

Answer 11

sepsis

a serious condition in which the body responds improperly to an infection. The infection-fighting processes turn on the body, causing the organs to work poorly

Sepsis may progress to septic shock. This is a dramatic drop in blood pressure that can damage the lungs, kidneys, liver and other organs

sap sis=تعفن الدم

sep sis

Question 12

infection of heart valves

Answer 12

endocarditis

endo car di tis

Question 13

infection of membranes covering brain & spinal cord

Answer 13

meningitis

men nn gi tis

men ing gitis

Question 14

can enter the bloodstream leading to fatal complications :

Answer 14

-sepsis
-endocarditis
-meningitis

Question 15

produce pneumolysin leads to :

Answer 15

membrane damaging toxin
- released when bacteria die
- kills eukaryotic cells
- activates inflammation