Respiratory Diseases Flashcards
What is a facultative pathogen?
Need a host
What is an obligate pathogen?
Do not need a host
Define respiratory pathogen
Aerosols generated during speech, coughing, sneezing are enough to act as transmission route
Examples of bacterial respiratory diseases
TB
Leprosy
Pneumonia
Diphtheria
Examples of respiratory viruses
Flu Common cold- rhinovirus Rubella Mumps Measles Chicken pox
Which organ does TB infect?
The lungs
What is the preventative vaccine for TB called?
BCG vaccine
What percentage of the worlds population does TB effect?
About 30%
Symptoms of TB
Cough, tired, weight loss, appetite loss, night sweats, swollen glands, coughing up blood
Treatment of TB
Antibiotics for 6 months
Diagnosis of TB
Skin prick, chest X-rays
Where does influenza originate?
Avain flu
What is the structure of the flu virus?
Single stranded RNA in 8 segments
How is the flu adapted to humans?
Co-infection
Genome mutations
