Infection of the middle ear is called ________ _________ and is
caused by _______________.
What are the four serious sequelae caused by Streptococcus
pyogenes (Strep Throat) infection?
What do the letters in the vaccine DTaP represent?
The symptoms of ___________ and _____________ are caused by
toxins.
List the three phases of Pertussis AND provide the symptoms of
each.
What is the most common viral disease of infants?
The two types of spikes on the viral envelope of influenza are
_____________ spikes and ____________ spikes.
The recombination of the 8 RNA segments that occurs between
animal and human strains of the influenza virus are is called
_____________ __________.
TB is diagnosed by 1) _______________, 2) ________________, and
3) ______________. In addition, a new test known as the IGRA or
_______-________ _______ ________ detects T-cells that react with
TB antigens and measures the amount of IFN-γ released.
The most common or typical pneumonia is caused by
_______________ ___________; atypical pneumonia is caused by
________________ ________________.
What about the symptoms of atypical pneumonia make it
atypical?
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome is transmitted by
___________________________.
Histoplasmosis is caused by a ___________ and is transmitted by
___________________.
T or F The common cold can be cured with the
use of antibiotics if taken within 48 hours of the first
symptoms.
T or F Penicillin is not used for treating
primary atypical pneumonia because the infection is caused by a
gram (-) organism.
T or F Even though Pneumocystis Pneumonia
is caused by a fungus, anti-bacterial drugs are used to treat
it.
T or F Fusobacterium affects those with weakened immune
systems and may lead to Lemierre’s syndrome, a serious and most
often time fatal infection of the lungs.