Pulmonary Infections- Micro Flashcards
What is the fxn of saliva to prevent infection?
Flushes bugs away in the oropharynx
What is the fxn of the mucociliary system to prevent infecitons?
Traps bugs in the nasopharynx
These are invaders that infect a normal healthy respiratory tract.
Professional invaders
These are invaders that only cause ideases when host defenses are already impaired.
Secondary invaders
Rhinoviruses- attachement mechanism
capsid protein
Rhinoviruses- receptor
ICAM-1
Rhinoviruses- Disease
Common cold
Rhinoviruses- age predilection
Infants and kids
Rhinoviruses- time of year infection
in fall and spring
Coxsackie A- attahcment mechanism
capsid protein
Coxsackie A- receptor
ICAM-1
Coxsackie A- Diseases (3)
Common cold
herpangina
Hand/foot/mouth
Coxsackie A- age predilection
Newborns
Coxsackie A- season of infection
summer
Influenza- attachement mechanismm
Haemaggluntinin
Influenza- receptor
neuraminic acid- containing glycoprotein
Influenza- disease
flu including lower respiratory tract
Influenza- age (3)
adults- classic flu
kids- asymptomatic –> severe respiratory tract infeciton
elderly- high risk cuz of immunocompromised
Influenza- genomic composition
8 negative-sense RNA nucleocapsid segments
Parainfluenza virus- attachement mechanism
viral envelope protein
Parainfluenza virus- receptor
Glycoside
Parainfluenza virus- disease (kids vs adults)
Kids- mild disease or croup
Adults- risk for reinfection w/milder Sx
Parainfluenza virus- season
fall
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)- attachment mechanism
G protein
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)- disease (kids)
Lower respiratory tract infection
RSV is a paramyxovirus except it lacks what 2 things?
hemagglutinin and neuraminidase activity
Coronavirius- attachment mechanism
viral envelope protein
Coronavirius- receptor
N-acetyl neuraminic acid receptor
Coronavirius- disease in infants/kids (2)
common cold
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Coronavirius- genome composition
+ ssRNA
Adenovirus- attachment mechanism
Penton fiber with viral attachment protein
Adenovirus- roceptor
fiber proteins interact with a glycoprotein, some use MHC-I
Adenovirus- disease in kids < 14 y/o and crowded areas (3)
Pharyngitis
Conjunctivitis
Bronchitis
Adenovirus- genome composition
dsDNA
Echovirus- diseases (2) in kids
common cold
aseptic meningitis
Echovirus- genome composition
RNA enterovirus from picornaviridae
Parainfluenza- virulence
HA, NA
Over 50% of common colds are caused by what 2 viruses?
Rhinovirus or coronavirus
What do must viruses contain that prevents them from being washed away, thus being able to infect healthy people.
Surface molecules
This is the condition of adenovirus in yound kids that can mimic strep (nasal congestion, cough, coryza, malaise, fever, chills, myalgia, and headache).
Acute febrile pharyngitis
Who gets the pharyngoconjunctival fever in adenovirus infections?
Older kids
What is the manifestation of serotypes 4&7 in adenovirus infections?
Acute respiratory distress (fever, cough, pharyngitis, cervical adenitis)
Pertussis-like illness in adenovirus infections is in kids and adults with what condition?
True viral pneumonia
What is the common place to get conjunctivitis from adenovirus infections?
Swimming pools
This is the condition of adenovirus infections where an occupational hazard of industrial workers leads to conjunctivitis from debris.
Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
Serotypes 40 and 42 of adenovirus can cause what in infants?
Gastroenteritis and diarrhea
Who gets intussuseption from adenovirus infections?
children
Who gets acute hemorrhagic cystitis with dysuria and hematuria from adenovirus infections?
Young boys
Who gets pneumonia and hepatitis from adenovirus infections?
Immunocompromised pts
What is the bug toi cause scarlet fever?
S. pyogenes
S. pyogenes- virulence (3)
- avoids phagocytosis (capsule, M-proteins, C5a peptidase)
- adheres and invades (M proetin, lipteichoic acid, F protein)
- produces toxins (strep exotoxins, streptolysis S&O, streptokinase, DNAses)
S. pyogenes- pathogenesis for scarlet fever
toxin spreads through body and localizes in the skin to induce a punctate erythematous rash
S. pyogenes- findings of tongue and body
Tongue- furry –> red
Body- facial erythema –> all over rash except palms and soles
S. pyogenes- course of disease
rash for 1 week –> extensive desuqamation
This is an indirect complication from Ab’s to formed Ag’s in the strep pyogenes cell wall.
Rheumatic fever
What happens in the heart with rheumatic fever when Ab’s cross-react with the sarcollemma and other tissues?
myocarditis or pericarditis
What are the granulomas in the heart called in rheumatic fever?
Aschoff nodules
What type of hypersensitivity is rheumatic fever?
Type II cytotoxic
this is the condition where Ab’s combine with strep Ag’s and form circulating immune complexes, which then deposit in the glomeruli and cause autoimmune dmg.
Acute glomerulonephritis
How long after a sore throat do u see acute acute glomerulonephritis with hematuria?
1-2 weeks
What labs show acute glomerulonephritis from strep?
↑ ASO Ab’s
What type of hypersensitivity rxn is acute glomerulonephritis from strep pyogenes?
Type III
What is the causitive agent for parotitis?
Mumps virus (paramxovirus)
Mumps- spread
airborne droplets (close contact)
After the mumps replicates in local lymphoid tissues, what happens after 7-10 days?
enters the blood and causes a primary viremia and localizes in salivary glands, CNS, testis, pancreas, and ovaries.
When to the parotid cells degenerate in a mumps infection?
16-18 days
What is the vaccine type for mumps?
live attenuated MMR vaccine
What is the viral cause for otitis media?
RSV
What are the 2 main bacterial causes for otitis media?
S. pneumoniae
H. influenzae
What are the 3 main causes of otitis externa?
S. aureus
Candida albicans
G(-) opportunists (proteus and p. aeruginosa)
What is the causitive agent for acute epiglotitis?
H. influenza
diptheria in 3rd world countries
Who get acute epigotitis?
young chilren
What is the type of H. influenza to cause severe inflammation and edema, leading to acute epiglotitis?
Capsular type B
What are the Sx to acute epiglotitis?
severe dyspnea
How do u treat acute epiglotitis?
Antibiotics (cefotaxime, cloramphenicol)
Why is acute epiglotitis rarely seen in the US in young kids?
Flu vaccine
This is the condition where there is swelling of the mucous membrane, leading to a dry cough and inspiratory stridor.
Croup
What are the 3 “S’s” for croup?
Stridor
Subglottic swelling
Seal bark cough
What is the most common cause of croup?
Parainfluenza virus
What forms in the back of the throat in Corynebacterium diptheriae?
grey pseudomembrane
What happens to the appearance of the neck in C. diptheriae infections?
looks like a Bull neck
What is the virulence factor for C. diptheriae?
AB toxin sends A section in –> ADP ribosylation of EGF2 –> halt of protein synthesis
hey look this was a random ass cardio question.
Who is at risk for diptheria? Why?
poor, resource-deprived regions cuz they dont have the TDaP vaccine.
What can happen in the heart from C. diptheriae infections?
Myocarditis –> heart failure
What can happen in the nerves from C. diptheriae infections?
Polyneuritits- demyelination, esp in IX
What is the most common cause of whooping cough?
Bordetella pertussis
How is B. pertussis spread?
Aerosol droplets
This is the stage from 1-2 weeks of pertussis where there are coldlike Sx.
Catarrhal stage
True or False: The catarrhal stage is the most infectious stage for pertussis.
True!
This is the stage from 2-4 weeks of pertussis where there are prolonged coughing fits and the whoop.
Paroxysmal stage
This is the 3-4 week stage of recovery in pertussis.
Convalescence stage
What is the mechanism of action of the pertussis toxin?
AB toxin that ribosylates ADP of EF-2, halting protein synthesis
What is the MOA for the adenylate cyclase toxin from pertussis?
↑ cAMP which induces bactericinal effects from increased neutrophil cAMP levels
What is the MOA for the tracheal cytotoxin from pertussis?
Murders tracheal epithelial cells
What is the MOA for the endotoxin from pertussis?
LDP similiar to G(-) bacteria
Which age are u at greatest risk for pertussi infections?
kids < 1
Why is whole cell (killed) pertussis vacceines no longer used?
Many side effects and can even lead to enceophalopathy (ouch)
What are the 3 components to the acellular toxin for pertussis?
Pertussis toxin + filamentous hemagglutinin + pertactin toxins
This is the inflammation of the bronchioles.
Bronchiolitis