Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory System (Chapter 19)

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  1. 4. Inflammation of the sinuses, which can be caused by viruses, bacteria, or fungi.
  2. 7. Disease caused by toxin-producing Streptococcus pyogenes, marked by a sandpaper-like rash.
  3. 8. of the middle ear, often following upper respiratory infection.
  4. 10. Virus transmitted by rodent droppings that causes severe respiratory disease.
  5. 11. drift Gradual mutation of influenza virus surface proteins requiring yearly vaccine updates.
  6. 13. pneumoniae Gram-positive coccus that is a leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia.
  7. 17. Inflammatory complication of untreated strep throat that can damage heart valves.
  8. 19. Viral respiratory infection with fever, body aches, and potential to cause pneumonia.
  9. 20. tuberculosis Acid-fast bacillus with waxy cell wall that causes tuberculosis.
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  1. 1. Influenza virus spike protein responsible for attaching to host cells.
  2. 2. Gram-positive bacterium that causes strep throat and can lead to rheumatic fever.
  3. 3. Inflammation of the throat, often causing soreness.
  4. 5. Influenza virus enzyme that enables release of new virions from infected cells.
  5. 6. Inflammatory lung condition where fluid fills the alveoli.
  6. 9. jiroveci Fungus that causes opportunistic pneumonia in immunocompromised individuals.
  7. 12. shift Major change in influenza virus due to RNA exchange between different strains.
  8. 14. Chronic bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, primarily affecting lungs.
  9. 15. Tuberculosis strain resistant to at least two major first-line drugs.
  10. 16. Nodular structure formed in lungs during primary tuberculosis infection.
  11. 18. Tuberculosis strain resistant to first-line drugs and at least two second-line drugs.