Respiratory - Primary and Sceondry invaders

Question 1

What is the difference between primary and secondary invaders?

Answer 1

1- Invaders – Successfully infect the normal respiratory tract.
2- Secondary Invaders – Opportunistic pathogens that infect when host defences are down, e.g., you could have an infection and then gain further condition.

Question 2

What are the secondry invaders for influenza?

Answer 2

S. pneumoniae, and S. aureus

Question 3

What are the secondary invaders for Chronic bronchitis and Cancer?

Answer 3

S. pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzas

Question 4

What are the secondary invaders for Depression resistance ( eg alcoholism, elderly and organ dysfunction)

Answer 4

S. pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenza and S. aures

Question 5

What are the secondary invaders for Impaired local response eg CF

Answer 5

Pseudomonas aeruginous.

Question 6

What are the secondary invaders for Depressed immune response e.g. HIV

Answer 6

Pneumocystis jirovecii, CMV, Mycobacterium tuberculosis.