Chapter 24: Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System

Viral pneumonia

________ can occur as a complication of influenza, measles, or even chickenpox.

Aspergillosis

________ is an important example; it is airborne by the conidia of Aspergillus fumigatus and other species of Aspergillus, which are widespread in decaying vegetation.

Histoplasmosis

________ superficially resembles tuberculosis.

Europe

In ________ during the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries, tuberculosis (TB) was responsible for an estimated 20- 30 % of all deaths.

2014

In ________, the United States experienced a nationwide outbreak of EV- D68 associated with severe respiratory illness.

larynx

When the ________ is the site of infection, we suffer from laryngitis, which affects our ability to speak.

pharyngitis

The microbes that cause ________ also can cause inflamed tonsils, or tonsillitis.

Antigenic shifts mark

________ changes great enough to evade most of the immunity developed in the human population.

term psittacosis

The ________ is derived from the diseases association with psittacine birds, such as parakeets and other parrots.

M bovis

________ is the cause of bovine tuberculosis, which is transmitted to humans via contaminated milk or food.

Streptococcal pharyngitis

________ (strep throat) is an upper respiratory infection caused by group A streptococci (GAS)

lower respiratory system

The ________ consists of the trachea (windpipe), bronchial tubes, and alveoli.

Diphtheria

________ is also expressed as cutaneous diphtheria.

mucous membrane

They have a(n) ________ lining that is continuous with that of the nasal cavity.

Enterovirus D68

________ (EV- D68) causes cold like symptoms.

streptococcal pharyngitis

When the Streptococcus pyogenes strain causing ________ produces an erythrogenic (reddening) toxin, the resulting infection is called scarlet fever.