Med Term Mod 14 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
candidiasis | Candida, overgrows causing infection of mouth, respiratory tract, & skin |
cryptoccocal infection (crypto) | Cryptoccocus causes lung, brain & blood infections |
Cryptosporidiosis | Cryptosporidium infection of gastrointestinal tract, brain & spinal cord |
cytomegalovirus is found in | saliva, semen, cervical secretions, urine, feces, blood & breast milk |
cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection | virus causes enteritis & retinitis; usually only causes disease when immune system compromised |
Herpes Simplex | viral infection causes small blisters on skin of lips/nose, or on genitals |
can also cause encephalitis | Herpes Simplex virus |
histoplasmosis (Histo) | Histoplasma capsulatum infection caused by inhalation of dust contaminated with pathogen |
causes fever, chills, & lung infections | histoplasmosis |
mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) infection | bacterial disease manifesting with fever, malaise, night sweats, anorexia, diarrhea, weight loss, as well as lung & blood infections |
pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) | pneumoccocus jirovecii cause lung infection with fever, cough, & chest pain |
treatment includes: trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, combination of antibiotics, or with pentamidine | pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) |
this can help prevent occurance of PCP | aerosolizes pentamidine, which is inhaled |
toxoplasmosis (Toxo) | parasitic infection involving CNS, causing fever, chills, visual distrubances, confusion, hemiparesis, & seizures |
acquired by eating uncooked lamb/pork, unpasturized dairy products & raw eggs/vegetables | Toxo |
Tuberculosis (TB) | bacterial disease involving the lungs; signs/symptoms are fever, loss of weight, anorexia, & low energy |
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