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What are the three types of influenza viruses that cause disease in humans?
What are the three types of influenza viruses that cause disease in humans?
Type A, B, and C
What are the two subtypes of influenza viruses?
What are the two subtypes of influenza viruses?
Hemagglutinin (HA) and Neuroaminidase (NA)
How does influenza A differ in its ability to develop new types compared to other influenza viruses?
How does influenza A differ in its ability to develop new types compared to other influenza viruses?
Influenza A has the ability to develop new types that the population is not protected against.
How is influenza primarily transmitted?
How is influenza primarily transmitted?
What are the three types of infections caused by influenza viruses?
What are the three types of infections caused by influenza viruses?
What are some clinical features of influenza?
What are some clinical features of influenza?
What is the primary route of spread for Tuberculosis?
What is the primary route of spread for Tuberculosis?
What type of immune response is responsible for developing resistance to Tuberculosis?
What type of immune response is responsible for developing resistance to Tuberculosis?
What is the structure that forms when tubercle bacilli, modified macrophages, and other immune cells develop in response to Tuberculosis infection?
What is the structure that forms when tubercle bacilli, modified macrophages, and other immune cells develop in response to Tuberculosis infection?
What is the combination of primary lung lesion and lymph node granulomas called?
What is the combination of primary lung lesion and lymph node granulomas called?
What type of cells are responsible for engulfing and degrading M. tuberculosis in the alveoli?
What type of cells are responsible for engulfing and degrading M. tuberculosis in the alveoli?
What is the result of the hypersensitivity reaction to a large number of Tuberculosis organisms?
What is the result of the hypersensitivity reaction to a large number of Tuberculosis organisms?
What are some common treatments for pneumonia?
What are some common treatments for pneumonia?
How are pneumonias classified based on infectious agents?
How are pneumonias classified based on infectious agents?
What is the definition of community-acquired pneumonia?
What is the definition of community-acquired pneumonia?
What are some common causes of pneumonia?
What are some common causes of pneumonia?
How can pneumonia be prevented from further damaging epithelial cells?
How can pneumonia be prevented from further damaging epithelial cells?
What is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia?
What is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia?
What is the second most common cause of hospital-acquired infections?
What is the second most common cause of hospital-acquired infections?
Name two examples of hospital organisms associated with hospital-acquired pneumonia.
Name two examples of hospital organisms associated with hospital-acquired pneumonia.
List four risk factors for hospital-acquired pneumonia.
List four risk factors for hospital-acquired pneumonia.
What are the two classifications of pneumonia based on causative agents?
What are the two classifications of pneumonia based on causative agents?
What is the causative agent of Tuberculosis?
What is the causative agent of Tuberculosis?
Give an example of a condition that falls under Pneumonia in Immunocompromised persons.
Give an example of a condition that falls under Pneumonia in Immunocompromised persons.
What is the inflammatory response in the larger airways known as?
What is the inflammatory response in the larger airways known as?
What is the process known as when the inflammatory response causes destruction of the tissues of the lung in the alveoli?
What is the process known as when the inflammatory response causes destruction of the tissues of the lung in the alveoli?
What is the enzyme that protects the lung from injury and can be deficient in inherited cases?
What is the enzyme that protects the lung from injury and can be deficient in inherited cases?
What is the result of the breakdown of elastin and other alveolar components by the enzyme protease?
What is the result of the breakdown of elastin and other alveolar components by the enzyme protease?
What are the two most common causes of chronic bronchitis?
What are the two most common causes of chronic bronchitis?
What is the hallmark of chronic bronchitis in the airways of the lung?
What is the hallmark of chronic bronchitis in the airways of the lung?
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