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| This is known as Pertussis and starts off as a cold, followed by 6 weeks of coughing: |
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| This bacteria causes Whooping Cough and has a capsule and toxins: |
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| Whooping Cough transmission is RT, it is severe in infants and the treatment is __ |
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| An immunity is developed with Whooping Cough and the vaccine that is used is __ |
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| This is a disease that is also known as consumption and is an opportunistic infection: |
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| This is the bacteria that causes Tuberculosis: |
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| Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
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| Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an __ bacilli with a __ cell wall |
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| Mycobacterium tuberculosis is resistant to __ and __ |
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| Tuberculosis is treated with the antibiotic __ and the disinfectant must be __ |
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Streptomycin
Tuberculocital |
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| Tuberculosis is transmitted through RT __ and resists __ ingestion |
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Tubercle Bacilli
Phagocyte |
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| Tuberculosis symptoms include weight loss, coughing blood and even when cured, the tubercle bacilli can be __ |
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| Diagnosis for Tuberculosis can be done with __ or __ skin test, __ x-ray or __ culture |
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| A Type IV skin reaction to Tuberculosis does not mean active disease, but the patient could be a __ |
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| Treatment of Tuberculosis requires __ to __ weeks of treatment on 3-4 drugs to reduce resistance |
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| There are 10 drugs available to treat Tuberculosis and the most common are the following four: |
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- Streptomycin
- INH
- Rifampin
- Ethambutol
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| This disease is the leading cause of illness and death among kids worldwide and is the 7th leading cause of death in the United States: |
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| Pneumonia is caused by __ and the symptoms include fever, breathing difficulty, chest pain coughing and chills |
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| Transmission of Pneumonia is through RT and normal flora and diagnosis is through __ culture and __ x-ray |
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| Name the four types of Pneumonia: |
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- Pneumococcal Pneumonia
- Klebsiella sp. Pneumonia
- Mycoplasma (Walking Pneumonia)
- Legionellosis (Legionnaires Disease)
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| This type of Pneumonia is the most common and causes 2/3 of all cases: |
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| Pneumococcal Pneumonia is caused by one of these two bacteria: |
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- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Diplococcus pneumoniae
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| Pneumococcal Pneumonia is encapsulated and affects this population __ |
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| Treatment for Pneumococcal Pneumonia is __ and there is a vaccine for babies and the elderly |
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| This type of Pneumonia is encapsulated and affects malnourished or debilitated people: |
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| Klebsiella sp. Pneumonia has a __ mortality rate if left untreated and can lead to permanent lung damage |
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| The treatment for Klebsiella sp. Pneumonia is with this antibiotic __ |
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| This type of Pneumonia does not have a cell wall so Penicillin cannot be used to treat it: |
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| Mycoplasma (Walking Pneumonia) |
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| Mycoplasma (Walking Pneumonia) affects __ and __ and the mild symptoms last for three weeks or longer |
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Mycoplasma (Walking Pneumonia) is treated with __ or __
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Tetracycline
Erythromycin |
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| This type of Pneumonia is not contagious and is associated with water lines: |
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| Legionellosis (Legionnaires Disease) |
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| This is the bacteria that causes Legionella (Legionnaires Disease) resists chlorine and is caused by this bacteria: |
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| Legionella (Legionnaires Disease) affects men over the age of __, the symptoms are a high fever and is treated with __ |
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| This bacterial disease of the Lower Respiratory System is also called parrot fever: |
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| Psittacosis or Ornithosis |
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| Psittacosis or Ornithosis is caused by this OIP bacteria: |
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| Psittacosis or Ornithosis is not contagious and affects __ and __ employees because of inhalation of bird droppings |
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| Treatment for Psittacosis or Ornithosis is __ |
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| This is a disease of the Lower Respiratory System that is transmitted through the ingestion of raw milk or inhalation of aerosols in a dairy barn: |
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| Q Fever is caused by the bacteria __ |
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| Coxiella burnetti (Rickettsial microbe) |
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| Q Fever is an __ in the Western U.S. and there is a vaccine available for dairy workers |
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