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| Disease of the lower respiratory system is called? |
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| Is Pertussis considered a conronic disease? |
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| What did Pertussis use to be called? |
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| Cough of 100 days (3 months) |
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| Is Pertussis easily diagnosed in adults? |
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| No, usually misdiagnosed as bronchitis. |
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| Is Pertussis easily diagnosed in an infant? |
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| What is the Etiology of Pertussis |
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| What is the number one characterisitic of Pertussis? |
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| Produces numerous exotoxins |
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| What are the names of the two characterisitcs of the organism Pertussis? |
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| Tracheal cytotoxin, Leukocidin |
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| A characteristic Tracheal cytotoxin does what? |
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| Damage to cells in the trachea that remove mucus. stops ciliary moving, muscus builds up irration with a cough. |
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| A characteristic Leukocidin does what? |
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| This organism protects itself kills WBC destroyed by this toxin |
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| What is the Reservoir of Pertussis |
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| What is the mode of transmission for Pertussis? |
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| Is Pertussis considered a contagious disease? |
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| S&S What are three stages of disease for Pertussis? |
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| Catarrhal, Paroxysmal, Convalescence |
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| The Catarrhal is equal to what stage of disease? |
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| A child with a runny nose, sneezing, itchy throat, eyes watering, drainage in back of throat. And showing signs of a common cold but is really in what stage of disease? |
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| A child with a runny nose, sneezing, itchy throat, eyes watering, drainage in back of throat. And showing signs of a common cold but with no cough is really in the Catarrhal stage of disease. Is this child contagious? |
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| First stage of disease. Child not vaccinated, inhales bacteria, gets into respiratory tract, attach to cells in trachea, and start producing toxin. Toxin stops cili from moving. What stage of disease is this child in? |
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| A kid with a runny nose walks into a classroom with 30 kids,who have not been vaccinated are all kids at risk of getting disease. (whooping cough) when the child shows no S&S of a cough? |
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| Yes, contagious at this stage Catarrhal stage.l |
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| T or F Usually by the end of catarrhal beginning of Paroxysmal all the bacteria are dead? |
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| During the second stage with is Paroxysmal is equal to what stage of disease? |
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| During the Paroxysmal period there is a cough and is the disease communicable or non communicable? |
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| If all the bacteria are dead, but that does not mean cili is moving. The toxin hasn't stopped having an effect. There is a build up of mucus in the chest of the child, irration. Child starts coughing and child is not getting enough oxygen cuz of all the mucus build up in the respiratory tract. So there is a gasp for air and the classic whoop sound. This is called _____stage where the cough begins and continues? |
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| The catch 22 with whooping cough. The time period where whooping cough is contagious is where there is a time period where there is no coughing. This is in what stage? |
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| Catarrhal=Prodromal stage |
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| When is the time period when this terrible sounding cough is non communicable? |
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| What are some of the S&S of Pertussis (Whooping cough) for an infant? |
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| violent cough, shaking, lack of oxygen, turn blue, brain damage, broken ribs |
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| What are some of the S&S of Pertussis (Whooping cough) for an adult? |
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| S&S of common cold, coughing not as violet, no whoop sound, lasting for weeks or more. diagnosed as bronchitis. Can transmit to an infant, before vaccination and newborn could die. |
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| Convalesce stage of Pertussis is equal to what? |
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| Recovery. Cough lasting 2-3 months. |
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| When is the best time for treatment of antibiotics for whooping cough? |
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| Antibiotics before the Paroxysmal stage. Give antibiotics when S&S resemble a common cold. but doctors dont' like to give antibotics due to drug resistance to bacteria. |
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| How do you treat Whooping cough when it's in the Paroxysmal stage with a cough? |
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| What type of vaccine is used for Pertussis? |
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| Acellular (aP)-this is now the recommended type of vaccine, there is no indication of any adverse side effecgts |
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| Are booster shot recommended for adults and why? |
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| Yes, to reduce medical cost and so they don't transmit to babies |
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| T or F. Mortality rate is very low but those who do die usually die from secondary infection |
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| Is a high mortality rate more likely to affect an adult or newborn? |
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| What is the effect of primary infection? |
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| What is the most common cause of the secondary infection? |
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| Streptococcus pneumoniae(pneumonia) |
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| T or F. Is it more likely an adult or infant will die from Pertussis and why? (whooping cough) |
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| An infant from a secondary infection(streptococcus pneumoniae) pneumonia |
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