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Which bacterium is associated with whooping cough?
Which bacterium is associated with whooping cough?
- Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
- Bordetella pertussis (correct)
- Bordetella bronchiseptica
- Kingella kingae
Which bacterium is responsible for tularemia?
Which bacterium is responsible for tularemia?
- Cardiobacterium hominis
- Eikenella corrodens
- Capnocytophaga spp.
- Francisella tularensis (correct)
Which bacterium is associated with non-typable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi)?
Which bacterium is associated with non-typable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi)?
- Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius
- Haemophilus ducreyi
- Haemophilus parainfluenzae (correct)
- Haemophilus aegyptius
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Study Notes
Whooping Cough
- Bordetella pertussis is the bacterium responsible for whooping cough, also known as pertussis.
- This highly contagious respiratory infection is characterized by a distinctive, severe coughing fit that can last for weeks.
Tularemia
- Francisella tularensis is the bacterium responsible for tularemia, a serious infectious disease.
- It can be transmitted through contact with infected animals, their carcasses, or by insect bites.
Non-Typable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi)
- Haemophilus influenzae is a common bacterium that can cause various infections, including ear infections, sinusitis, pneumonia, and meningitis.
- Non-typable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) refers to strains that lack the capsule characteristic of the typable strains, which are responsible for more serious infections.
- These strains are frequently found in the upper respiratory tract of healthy individuals and are a common cause of respiratory infections in adults and children.
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