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| Respiratory tract defenses |
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Definition
| mucous coating, cilliary escalator, alveolar macrophages |
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Definition
| traps dust and microbes, plasmolysis of most organisms |
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| dehydration of microbes due to high solute concentration in mucous |
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| microbial strategies to bypass defenses |
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attachment to receptors on cilia
inhibit cillary action
avoid phagocytosis and/or destroy alveolar macrophages
induction of easily transmissible conditions |
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| microbe that inhibits ciliary action |
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Definition
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| microbes that avoid phagocytosis and/or destroy macrophages and structure/method they use to do so |
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Definition
streptococcus pneumoniae - capsule
mycobacterium tuberculosis - blocks fusion |
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| the upper respiratory system is above what structure? |
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| bacteria that cause pharyngitis and tonsilitis |
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| bacteria that cause otitis and sinusitis (3) |
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Definition
Hemophillus influenzae
streptococcus pneumoniea
staphylococcus aureus |
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| bacteria that cause acute epiglotitis |
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Definition
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| bacteria that causes laryngitis and tracheitis |
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Definition
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| bacteria that causes diptheria |
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Definition
| corynebacterium diptheriae |
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Term
| viruses that cause common cold (4) |
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Definition
rhinovirus
coronavirus
adenovirus
influenza virus |
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Term
| virus that causes pharyngitis and tonsilitis |
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Definition
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| virus that causes laryngitis and tracheitis |
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Definition
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| common prevention techniques |
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| personal hygiene, avoid crowded conditions, avoid touching your face |
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