Th - Complications of Infectious diseases, cancer

Question 1

What is the most frequent type of immunodeficiency?

Answer 1

Antibody deficiencies

Question 2

What kind of pathogen infects patients with damaged barriers?

Answer 2

Colonizing microbiota

Question 3

What kind of pathogen infects patients with humoral immune disorders?

Answer 3

Capsulated bacteria

Question 4

What kind of pathogen infects patients with cellular immune disorders?

Answer 4

Micro-organisms (opportunistic infections)

Question 5

What is the treatment for pneumocystis jiroveci? (precise)

Answer 5

Cotrimoxazol 3dd 1920mg/day for 2 weeks

Question 6

Why do specifically AIDS patients struggle with pneumocystis jiroveci? (simple)

Answer 6

Because CD4 T-cells are pivotal in fighting the fungus.

Question 7

How does cryptococcus spp. Multiply? (complicated)

Answer 7

By budding, yeast cell makes daughter cell and daughter cell gets bigger until it divides away from the original yeast cell.

Question 8

What diseases can Cryptococcus spp. Mainly lead to? (2) What determines which disease it will lead to? (explain complicated)

Answer 8

Leads to meningitis or pneumonia, the Douglas fir and Eucalyptus tree have C. Gattii, which cause pneumonia. All other subspecies cause meningitis.

Question 9

What type of parasite causes toxoplasmosis?

Answer 9

Protozoan

Question 10

What are the three ways humans can get toxoplasmosis? (3)

Answer 10

Faecal matter of kittens, gardening, raw meat

Question 11

How are follicle mites (demodicosis) treated?

Answer 11

Metronidazol

Question 12

How does strongyloidiasis cause sepsis? (simple)

Answer 12

By creating holes in the intestinal wall through which bacteria can enter the bloodstream

Question 13

What type of cancer is caused by schistosoma haematobium?

Answer 13

Bladder cancer

Question 14

How does Schistosoma haematobium lead to symptoms?

Answer 14

Migrating eggs get stuck in tissue and lead to granulomas forming